The James Webb Space Telescope's targets over the next year include black holes, exomoons, dark energy — and more

An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope and some of its Cycle 3 observational targets.

The Space Telescope Science Institute has announced which astronomy proposals have been selected to be given time with the James Webb Space Telescope over the next two years.

On Thursday (Feb. 29), the organization outlined 253 General Observers (GO) programs that will use humanity's most powerful and sensitive space telescope for a collective 5,500 hours between July 2024 and June 2025. This range is known as Cycle 3 of JWST operations.