Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes

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NASA facility astronomical data archive online repository

The Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes is NASA’s primary online repository for astronomical data from major space-based observatories, including Hubble and other missions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes canonical	12
Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes	3
Multimission Archive at STScI	1
NASA Astrophysics Archives	1
Spitzer Enhanced Imaging Products	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T364175 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes
Context triple: [Hubble Space Telescope, dataArchive, Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes]

A. Great Observatories program
The Great Observatories program is a NASA initiative comprising a suite of space-based telescopes operating across different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum to provide complementary views of the universe.
B. Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory that has provided some of the most detailed images and data about the universe, revolutionizing modern astronomy and cosmology.
C. Warsaw Telescope
The Warsaw Telescope is a 1.3-meter optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys such as the OGLE project.
D. Magellan telescope instrumentation suite
The Magellan telescope instrumentation suite is a collection of advanced optical and infrared instruments on the Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory, designed for high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy in cutting-edge astronomical research.
E. Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes
Target entity description: The Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes is NASA’s primary online repository for astronomical data from major space-based observatories, including Hubble and other missions.

A. Great Observatories program
The Great Observatories program is a NASA initiative comprising a suite of space-based telescopes operating across different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum to provide complementary views of the universe.
B. Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope is a large, space-based observatory that has provided some of the most detailed images and data about the universe, revolutionizing modern astronomy and cosmology.
C. Warsaw Telescope
The Warsaw Telescope is a 1.3-meter optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, widely used for large-scale astronomical surveys such as the OGLE project.
D. Magellan telescope instrumentation suite
The Magellan telescope instrumentation suite is a collection of advanced optical and infrared instruments on the Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory, designed for high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy in cutting-edge astronomical research.
E. Baade Telescope
The Baade Telescope is one of the twin 6.5-meter Magellan optical telescopes used for cutting-edge astronomical research in Chile.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA facility ⓘ astronomical data archive ⓘ online repository ⓘ
abbreviation	MAST ⓘ
accessMethod	application programming interface ⓘ web interface ⓘ
accessPolicy	publicly accessible ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dataSource	Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer ⓘ Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer ⓘ Galaxy Evolution Explorer ⓘ linked to: GALEX Galaxy Evolution Explorer Hubble Space Telescope ⓘ International Ultraviolet Explorer ⓘ James Webb Space Telescope calibration and commissioning data ⓘ K2 mission ⓘ Kepler Space Telescope ⓘ linked to: Kepler space telescope Swift UVOT ⓘ linked to: Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite ⓘ
dataType	catalogs ⓘ high-level science products ⓘ imaging data ⓘ spectroscopic data ⓘ time-series photometry ⓘ
field	astronomy ⓘ astrophysics ⓘ space science ⓘ
focus	exoplanet science ⓘ optical astronomy ⓘ space-based observatories ⓘ ultraviolet astronomy ⓘ
formerName	Multimission Archive at STScI ⓘ linked to: Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes
hostInstitution	Johns Hopkins University campus vicinity ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ linked to: Baltimore Space Telescope Science Institute campus ⓘ
namedAfter	Barbara Mikulski ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ Space Telescope Science Institute ⓘ
partOf	NASA Astrophysics Archives ⓘ
primaryFunction	archiving space-based astronomical observations ⓘ long-term preservation of mission data ⓘ providing public access to astronomical data ⓘ
supportsMissionPhase	archival research ⓘ post-mission data access ⓘ
userCommunity	citizen scientists ⓘ professional astronomers ⓘ students ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hubble Space Telescope → dataArchive → Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes ⓘ

James Webb Space Telescope → dataArchive → Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes ⓘ

NASA Astrophysics Division → overseesProgram → NASA Astrophysics Archives ⓘ