![]() ![]() Recent Hubble observations of the galaxy cluster Abell 2744 obtained as part of the Frontier Fields program.Įxtrasolar Planets at STScI: The study of planets beyond our solar system has blossomed into an exciting and rapidly moving field. ![]() Indeed, several past graduate students at JHU CAS have gone on to subsequently join the research staff at STScI, or at the nearby NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, and are now directly working to support JWST and other future space missions. The upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will open new astronomical frontiers, and students at CAS in collaboration with STScI staff will be engaged in some of the first science programs with JWST. The large and active community of extragalactic observers at JHU/CAS and STScI makes them jointly one of the strongest centers in the country for the study of galactic formation and evolution. ![]() In addition to working directly with Hubble observations, students are involved in followup programs with major terrestrial telescopes including Keck and Gemini. Research with Hubble and JWST: There are many opportunities for students to participate in studies with the Hubble Space Telescope, ranging from major multi-year programs such as the CANDELS and CLASH surveys (PIs: Marc Postman, Harry Ferguson) and Frontier Fields Initiative ( Jennifer Lotz), to smaller programs led by individual staff astronomers investigating topics from stellar flares ( Rachel Osten) to interstellar dust ( Karl Gordon) to the kinematics and dynamics of galaxies (Susan Kassin) to ground- and HST-based studies of resolved stars in nearby galaxies Karoline Gilbert). In addition to its weekly astronomy colloquia, several times each year STScI hosts workshops and symposia on astronomical topics of interest, bringing experts from around the world to Baltimore to present and discuss the latest discoveries these events are jointly attended by CAS and STScI astrophysicists. About a third of graduate students within CAS conduct research with STScI staff. The research staff at STScI includes over a hundred staff astronomers, scientists, and postdocs, and offers opportunities for graduate student involvement in a wide range of research topics from the solar system to exoplanets to the dawn of the first stars and galaxies. While STScI and CAS are separate research institutions, there are strong long-time collaborative ties between the two institutions which greatly enrich the astrophysics environment on the JHU campus. The Space Telescope Science Institute, located adjacent to the Physics and Astronomy Department, is the operations center for the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes on behalf of NASA and the international astronomical community. Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) “Mapping the Universe’s Origin Story” Johns Hopkins Magazine on the James Webb Space Telescope Launch ![]()
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