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Space News

  • Observations catch galaxy cluster in the process of merging

    Astronomers have used the Keck Observatory's DEIMOS multi-object spectrograph to observe a nearby galaxy cluster designated RXC J0032.1+1808. As a result, they found that the cluster undergoes a major merging event. The finding was presented in a research paper published December 16 on the pre-print server arXiv.

  • Radio black hole trio lights up in rare galaxy merger

    Astronomers have confirmed the first known triple system in which all three galaxies host actively feeding, radio-bright supermassive black holes.

  • Santa Visits Artemis II Rocket

    Santa Claus (NASA engineer Guy Naylor) poses with NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft and SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 11, 2025. The Orion spacecraft was stacked atop the SLS in October 2025. Set to launch in early 2026, the Artemis II […]

  • More than 100 moons were discovered in our own solar system in 2025

    Astronomers discovered a new moon of Uranus and hundreds of moons around Saturn over the past year, and there may be many more yet to be found

  • India space agency launches its heaviest satellite

    India's space agency launched its heaviest ever payload on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the deployment "a significant stride" for the space sector.

Space Industry Jobs

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    Instrumentation Alignment and Verification Engineer

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany
    €5,000 - €10,000 per month

    The Systems Engineering Department comprises a team of 30 engineers, distributed over 3 groups. The department provides Systems Engineering expertise to ESO's projects, in particular for the development of the Extremely Large Telescope and its sub-systems and for the design and development of advanced optical and...

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    Director of Programmes

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany
    €10,000 - €15,000 per month

    Reporting directly to the Director General, the Director of Programmes leads ESO's major programmes and oversees the Organisation's programmatic framework. The Director of Programmes is responsible for programme planning and control, for providing project-management capabilities across ESO, and for guiding the design...

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    Astronomer / VLTI Project Scientist

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany
    €5,000 - €10,000 per month

    The Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) is an ESO flagship infrastructure and facility combining the light from the four 8.2-meter Unit Telescopes and the four associated movable Auxiliary Telescopes. Its development recently included the GRAVITY and MATISSE instruments, and the planned final commissioning...

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    ELT Programme Scientist

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany
    €7,500 - €11,000 per month

    The ELT Programme Scientist provides the overall scientific leadership for the ELT and its suite of instruments. The role encompasses all scientific aspects of the ELT Construction Programme, covering the telescope itself, and the development of its instruments under the ESO Instrumentation Programme. A key...

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    Senior Photonics Design Engineer

    MBRYONICS · Galway, G, Ireland

    MBRYONICS is at the forefront of free space optical communications. Our product portfolio covers a wide range of emerging technologies from photonic integrated circuits to advanced optical systems and embedded software solutions. Our optical communications systems are integrated and deployed in satellite...