Astrophotography is an activity that consists of taking photographs of celestial bodies, such as stars, planets, comets, star clusters and galaxies, or events such as eclipses, transits, among others. Astrophotographers can only work under a clear night sky and they are often freelancers who sell their photos and videos to Read more…
Have your students ever wondered how living in space feels like and how it influences astronauts? Then they might be interested in this STEM job profile! Space Psychologists are dealing with human mental processes in space-related activities, and understand how living in space, influences astronauts. They explore how space crews Read more…
The mission of a plasma physicist is to reproduce entry plasmas (state of matter that occurs predominantly in space) either in the laboratory or through computer simulations and to better understand their underlying physics. Plasma physicists are researchers and will mainly work in research institutions or universities. So, If your Read more…
Ground Segment Support Engineers are responsible for maintaining the good functioning of the ground-based stations that give support and communicate with a spacecraft, like satellites or scientific probes. On daily basis, they program the station, they run several tests to receive data, and they send commands to the spacecraft. Physics, Mathematics Read more…
If the idea of life on other planets interests your students and if they are fascinated by the origins of life on Earth, the career of Astrobiologist might be the right choice. They are space explorers, spending a lot of times in laboratories, testing, and recording the lifecycle of bacteria Read more…