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Maximizing the scientific accessibility and impact of astronomical data

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Maximizing the scientific accessibility & productivity of astronomical data.

The Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes is an astronomical data archive focused on the optical, ultraviolet, and near-infrared. MAST hosts data from over a dozen missions like Hubble, Kepler, TESS, and soon JWST.

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Missions

Hubble HST
Hubble
Webb JWST
Webb
TESS TESS
TESS
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High Level Science Products

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Search Tools

MAST Portal

Search multiple collections of astronomical data-sets from one place—images, spectra, catalogs, timeseries, publication records and more

Virtual Observatory

The Virtual Observatory (VO) seamlessly incorporates astronomical data from active missions, archives, and other institutional resources worldwide

exo.MAST

Search by exoplanet to find data, parameters, visualizations, and MAST holdings from Kepler, K2, Hubble, TESS and JWST. Easily find the data taken during the transit, interact with folded light curves, and view or download published spectroscopy

Mission Specific Search Forms

Data search forms by individual missions

MAST CasJobs

Run SQL queries on MAST catalogs and tables. Long and complex queries are supported, and users can store the output in a user database

z.MAST

Search for extragalactic observations and catalog data from MAST high-level science products (HLSP). Download results for further analysis or quickly view detailed information by individual galaxy—aggregated data, image cutouts, observed SEDs, and observations

Catalogs

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Pan-STARRS Catalog Search The Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS or PS1) is a wide-field imaging facility developed at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy for a variety of scientific studies from the nearby to the very distant Universe. The PS1 catalog allows searches for the mean measurements and the deeper stacked measurements from images combining all the epochs
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Hubble Source Catalog Search The Hubble Source Catalog (HSC) is designed to optimize science from the Hubble Space Telescope by combining the tens of thousands of visit-based source lists in the Hubble Legacy Archive (HLA) into a single master catalog
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Exoplanet Atmosphere Observability Table This table is intended for selecting targets when planning observations of exoplanet atmospheres through transmission and emission. The SNR values, based on observed star and planet parameters, provide guidelines for different wavebands and techniques to allow users to determine those exoplanets most amenable to atmospheric characterization

APIs

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Astroquery A streamlined interface for Python users to access data in MAST. Replicates most functions of the MAST Portal web interface. Access MAST queries using the same function conventions and return types available for all Astroquery services. Integrate easily with Astropy functionality and other Python analysis tools.
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Webservice Programmatic access to MAST data through HTTPS requests. The most direct way to programmatically access data in MAST, it is language agnostic, requiring only the ability to send/receive HTTPS requests.
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Classic Search MAST using HTTP GET requests. The results can be returned in a variety of formats including HTML, VOTable XML format, Excel spreadsheet, and comma-separated values, which can simplify ingesting results into user-written programs.

Publishing Resources

Bibliographic Search

Find publications that use MAST data

Digital Object Identifier

Create a digital object identifier (DOI) to provide easy access to specific data sets

Mission Publications Mailing List

A biweekly email update of STScI flagship and MAST mission publications

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Guidance and resources to help you properly acknowledge MAST data and missions in your work

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