In October 2020, the European Space Agency (ESA) unexpectedly cancelled the ESA Medium Class M5 mission candidate SPICA (SPace Infrared telescope for Cosmology and Astrophysics) (press release): The European Space Agency (ESA) and the [...]
Ariel was selected in 2018 as the fourth medium-class science mission in ESA’s Cosmic Vision plan. It was ‘adopted’ by ESA during the Agency’s Science Programme Committee meeting on 12 November. ESA’s exoplanet mission [...]
The J-PLUS DR2 Data Release (July 2020) (J-PLUS-DR2) comprises 1088 J-PLUS fields observed in twelve optical bands amounting to 2176deg2. J-PLUS DR2 is based on images collected from November 2015 to February 2020 by [...]
The announcement solicits proposals for observations to be performed between 26 March 2021 and 25 March 2022. Scientists from institutes worldwide are invited to participate. All proposals shall be subject to peer review by [...]
(we apologize, this information is only available in Spanish) Fecha límite: 17/11/2020 Descripción: Resolución de la Dirección del Consorcio Público Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias por la que se convoca proceso selectivo para la [...]
(we apologize, this information is only available in Spanish) Queremos llamar vuestra atención sobre las múltiples ofertas para hacer el doctorado en Astronomía y Astrofísica en diversos centros de investigación. La convocatoria FPI2020 admite [...]
The exceptional circumstances imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic led to the suspension of science operations at the La Silla and Paranal observatories, as well as at the APEX telescope, since the end of March. [...]
IRAM is seeking an experienced telescope engineer or observational astronomer for the Deputy Station Manager (DSM) position of the IRAM 30‑meter telescope (Pico Veleta and Granada, Spain). The candidate should be an experienced engineer [...]
Position: LOW AIV Lead engineer Job Location: Australia - initial period in UK Closing Date: 28/08/ 2020 More information: please, find the full announcement at this link
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the La Silla Paranal Observatory has resulted in the loss of virtually all the observing time allocated in Period 105 (April-September 2020), and the timescale for a [...]