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Space News

  • Read an extract from Adrian Tchaikovsky's Alien Clay

    In the opening to Adrian Tchaikovsky's science fiction novel Alien Clay, the latest read for the New Scientist Book Club, our hero wakes from years of space travel to a terrifying new reality

  • SpaceX catches Starship booster again, but upper stage explodes

    Hours after Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin nailed its first-ever orbital mission, SpaceX seized back the spotlight on Thursday as its latest test of Starship, its gargantuan next-generation megarocket, ended with the upper stage dramatically disintegrating over the Atlantic.

  • Astrophysicists reveal structure of 74 exocomet belts orbiting nearby stars

    Astrophysicists led by a team from Trinity College Dublin have—for the first time—imaged a large number of exocomet belts around nearby stars, and the tiny pebbles within them. The crystal-clear images show light being emitted from these millimeter-sized pebbles within the belts that orbit 74 nearby stars of a wide variety of ages—from those that are just emerging from birth to those in more mature systems like our own solar system.

  • Bezos' Blue Origin has successfully launched its New Glenn rocket to orbit, a feat 15 years in the making

    Just past 2 a.m. Eastern time on Jan. 16, 2025, a new rocket blasted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. By reaching orbit, Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch has marked a milestone for a commercial space company that has big ambitions.

  • NASA Names David Korth as Deputy, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate

    NASA has selected David Korth as deputy for Johnson Space Center’s Safety and Mission Assurance directorate. Korth previously served as deputy manager of the International Space Station Avionics and Software Office at Johnson Space Center prior to serving as acting deputy for Safety and Mission Assurance. I’m excited to embark on my new role as deputy […]

Space Industry Jobs

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    Director General

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    The current ESO Director General (DG) will complete his second term at the end of August 2026. Over the past decade, ESO has undergone a period of outstanding scientific, technical and organisational success, growing to 16 Member States, with Australia as a strategic partner and Chile as host state. This includes...

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    Financial Accounting Manager

    Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford, England, United Kingdom

    Financial Accounting Manager Reports To Finance Director Key Purpose of Job Management of the Financial Accounting function within the overall Finance department Key Tasks Leadership of Accounting team with direct line management of two members of staff (Assistant ...

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    Imager Electronics Manager

    Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford, England, United Kingdom

    Imager Electronics Manager, Job Ref: 2068 This role is an exciting opportunity to join the Imager Electronics team working on space missions from LEO to GEO and beyond. Engineers at SSTL have involvement on a mission from concept, through to AIT, launch, commissioning and operational life; a true...

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    Procurement Officer

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    Within the Directorate of Administration, the Contracts and Procurement (CP) Department is responsible for and executes the procurement process. This is done within the framework of the Organisation's policy for awarding contracts for supplies and services as specified in the Financial Rules and Regulations and in...

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    Procurement Officer

    The European Southern Observatory · Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

    Within the Directorate of Administration, the Contracts and Procurement (CP) Department is responsible for and executes the procurement process. This is done within the framework of the Organisation's policy for awarding contracts for supplies and services as specified in the Financial Rules and Regulations and in...

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    ESO Summer Research Programme - Project E

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    Applications for the ESO Summer Research Programme will be considered from students taking any astronomy, physical science, computer science or mathematical degree subjects. However, it is expected that students have some knowledge of physics, programming, data analysis techniques and, preferably, astronomy. ...

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    ESO Summer Research Programme - Project D

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    Applications for the ESO Summer Research Programme will be considered from students taking any astronomy, physical science, computer science or mathematical degree subjects. However, it is expected that students have some knowledge of physics, programming, data analysis techniques and, preferably, astronomy. ...

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    ESO Summer Research Programme - Project C

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    Applications for the ESO Summer Research Programme will be considered from students taking any astronomy, physical science, computer science or mathematical degree subjects. However, it is expected that students have some knowledge of physics, programming, data analysis techniques and, preferably, astronomy. ...

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    ESO Summer Research Programme - Project B

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    Applications for the ESO Summer Research Programme will be considered from students taking any astronomy, physical science, computer science or mathematical degree subjects. However, it is expected that students have some knowledge of physics, programming, data analysis techniques and, preferably, astronomy. ...

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    ESO Summer Research Programme - Project A

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    Applications for the ESO Summer Research Programme will be considered from students taking any astronomy, physical science, computer science or mathematical degree subjects. However, it is expected that students have some knowledge of physics, programming, data analysis techniques and, preferably, astronomy. ...