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    • Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph

    Metadata Updated: February 6, 2026

    The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) was installed in HST on Feb. 14, 1997, replacing the GHRS spectrograph. STIS provides spectra and images at ultraviolet and visible wavelengths, probing the Universe from our solar system out to cosmological distances.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 6, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 6, 2026
    Publisher MAST: Mikulski Archive at Space Telescope
    Maintainer
    Identifier ivo://archive.stsci.edu/hst/stis
    Data Last Modified 2026-02-03
    Category Astrophysics
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 1adc7517-29e6-4f6e-b91b-dc90c817471a
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL http://www.stsci.edu/hst/stis/
    Program Code 026:000
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash ce7b1311a6797122ad8de83d41668409da85279cade73cea20d441ba56ed0469
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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