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: The Space Telescope Science Institute has appointed Dr. Massimo Stiavelli as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mission Head. Stiavelli will be responsible for the development and operations of the JWST Science and Operations Center at STScI.

Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md. 410-338-4514 April 19, 2013 RELEASE : 13-106 WASHINGTON -- Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to photograph the iconic Horsehead Nebula in a new, infrared light to mark the 23rd ...

This illustration from the Space Telescope Science Institute depicts the annular solar eclipse expected to occur on May 10, 2013. CREDIT: Space Telescope Science Institute The first solar eclipse of 2013 occurs today and will transform the sun into ...

NASA will unveil new discoveries made by its planet-hunting Kepler space telescope Thursday (April 18). Scientists will reveal the findings during a news conference at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) ...

Star and planet not to scale. An artist's conception shows NASA's Kepler space telescope observing a planet making a transit across an alien star. (Star and planet not to scale.) NASA is getting plenty of advice— and sympathy— as it assesses ...

NASAs Hubble Space Telescope providesa close-up look of Comet ISON (C/2012 S1Credit:NASA, ESA, J.-Y. Li (Planetary Science Institute), and the Hubble Comet ISON Imaging Science Team.This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of Comet (C/2012 S1) ISON ...

"Herschel is a winning mission for Canadian science," said Gilles Leclerc, Acting President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). "Canadian astronomers have co-authored approximately 250 peer-reviewed science publications in just the first three years ...

15:50, Other Sciences/Other This undated NASA handout image shows a full scale James webb Space Telescope. President Barack Obama's budget proposal released on Wednesday would boost funds for major science and health programs while making small cuts ...

M. Showalter / NASA / ESA An image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, surrounded by four smaller moons. Astronomers have proposed naming P4 and P5 after Vulcan and Cerberus. By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC ...