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Space News

  • NASA Stennis Teams Install New Production RS-25 Engine for Upcoming Hot Fire

    NASA marked a key milestone Feb. 18 with installation of RS-25 engine No. E20001, the first new production engine to help power the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on future Artemis missions to the Moon. The engine, built by lead SLS engines contractor L3Harris (formerly Aerojet Rocketdyne), was installed on the Fred Haise Test Stand […]

  • First pulsar discovered by the GCGPS survey

    An international team of astronomers reports the detection of the first pulsar by the Globular Clusters GMRT Pulsar Search (GCGPS) survey. The pulsar, designated PSR J1617−2258A, was found in the globular cluster NGC 6093. The discovery was detailed in a research paper published Feb. 13 on the arXiv pre-print server.

  • Did astronomers just witness the formation of a 'strange star?'

    There are plenty of types of stars out there, but one stands out for being just a little weirder than the others. You might even say it's strange. According to a paper from researchers at Guangxi University in China, the birth of one might have recently been observed for the very first time.

  • Should astronauts be worried about Mars dust?

    Every Martian year (which last 686.98 Earth days), the red planet experiences regional dust storms that coincide with summer in the southern hemisphere. Every three Martian years (five and a half Earth years), these storms grow so large that they encompass the entire planet and are visible from Earth.

  • In Memoriam: Pierre Morel [1933–2024]

    Pierre Morel, the first director of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and founding member of WCRP’s Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) Core project, died on December 10, 2024. Pierre began his research as a theoretical physicist. His doctoral thesis examined the existence and properties of a condensed superfluid state of liquid Helium 3 […]

Space Industry Jobs

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    Contracts Manager (Contractor)

    Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford, England, United Kingdom

    **This role sits inside IR35** Identification of commercial risks associated with proposal submittal and contract placement; drafting of commercial documentation: contract negotiation; contract management; support to the Engineering, Project Management, Business Development functions and Work Package...

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    Data Scientist (Contractor)

    Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford, England, United Kingdom

    **This role sits inside IR35** As a Data Scientist, you will collaborate with key stakeholders to create impactful reports and dashboards to enable key business intelligence decisions. Key Purpose of Job Work closely with the database administrator to ensure data is clean and available....

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    Contracts Team Leader

    Surrey Satellite Technology · Guildford, England, United Kingdom

    This is an exciting opportunity to work in a pioneering space company leading the Contracts department. You will be an effective and confident communicator from both a written and verbal perspective with excellent analytical skills and enjoy leading a small team. About SSTL: Considered the pioneers of...

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    Software Engineer (Low-level Control)

    The European Southern Observatory · Garching, BY, Germany

    ESO is looking for a Software Engineer to work in CSE's Instrument Control Software group in the Directorate of Engineering. The department comprises about 50 software and control engineers, who work closely with other departments at ESO as well as many national and international institutes and industrial consortia...