Announcements 2024

The ESA/Hubble & ESA/Webb Outreach team is looking for a motivated individual to join the team as a proficient science writer to support a variety of roles and activities pertaining to the work of bringing the images and science from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to the public. This is a unique opportunity to develop skills and experience in science communication for high-reach and high-impact products that are disseminated worldwide as part of two well-known and beloved science missions. Position Overview The ESA/Hubble & ESA/Webb outreach team is composed of science communicators, scientists, science writers, visual artists, image processing specialists and more, who work together to showcase the research of the European Hubble & Webb users and institutions to the wider astronomical community and general public. This team is looking to add a dynamic, organized, and motivated individual to work alongside the team’s …

The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has announced that their 2024 Group Achievement Award in Astronomy has been awarded to the team responsible for the design and build of Webb’s Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI). MIRI was developed by a large international consortium, comprising many institutes in ten European countries and the United States, in partnership with ESA and NASA, and led by Professor Gillian Wright of the UK Astronomy Technology Centre and Professor George Rieke of the University of Arizona. Taking advantage of Webb’s large and cold aperture, MIRI provides Webb’s unique view of the Universe at mid-infrared wavelengths. The instrument is very versatile, providing imaging, spectroscopy and coronography, with unprecedented sensitivity and angular resolution, between 5 and 28 microns. The instrument is the product of more than two decades of development, which involved innovative technologies, and many engineering and managerial challenges. Following the launch of Webb in December 2021, the performance …