Solar terrestrial and atmospheric research programme Within the Solar Terrestrial and Atmospheric Research Programme (STAR) we study the atmosphere of the Arctic, the near-Earth environment in space and the effects of the sun’s activity on both the Earth and its atmosphere. The solar wind (ionized gas ejected from the sun’s corona) affects the atmosphere of the Earth, especially the ionosphere…
Research programme for solar system physics and space technology Within the Solar System Physics and Space Technology research programme, we study the solar wind’s interaction with various celestial bodies in the Solar System. The solar wind is a flow of charged particles from the sun. We want to understand how planets (including the Earth), comets,…
Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Uppsala are are looking for a Product assurance engineer We are looking for a product assurance manager specializing in scientific instruments to IRF´s office in Uppsala (with about 35 scientists and engineers). The position is available for a total of one year. You will work in a successful research…
The Solar System Physics and Space Technology research programme at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Kiruna invites applications for a Postdoctoral position in Space Physics, related to the ESA Rosetta mission to comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta is the first mission to follow a comet for an extended time, from low activity far from…
This is how you invoice the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) According to a new law all purchases in the public sector in Sweden should be invoiced with e-invoice. Note that PDF is not an approved format. There are several ways to create and send a e-invoice. Svefaktura Invoices are created in your own…
A new study performed by the Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Uppsala, in collaboration with the University of Sheffield and other groups, uses data from the European Space Agency’s Cluster spacecraft to reveal new insights into the inner workings of the bow shock when it becomes non-stationary and its structure starts to break down….
It is with great sorrow that we report that Professor Emeritus Bengt Hultqvist, the founder of the Swedish Institute of Space Physics, has passed away at the age of 91. It is largely thanks to Bengt Hultqvist that space activities in Sweden, and in particular in Kiruna, have had such a dramatic development. During Bengt…
On January 3, 03:26 Swedish time, the Chinese Chang’E-4 spacecraft landed successfully on the far side of the Moon. The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) has developed one of the scientific instruments on board. The aim of the instrument is to study how the solar wind interacts with the lunar surface. It is an historic event…
Kiruna, 2018-12-07 Computer simulations of the plumes of liquid water that stream out of Jupiter’s moon Europa show that the forthcoming space mission JUICE may offer an answer to the question as to whether the Jovian moon’s sub-surface ocean could harbour life. Hans Huybrighs comes to this conclusion in the doctoral thesis he has recently…
IRF in Lund The Swedish Institute of Space Physics in Lund is situated at Ideon Science Park. Central roles Olle Norberg Director General +46 72 581 3394 var em_mt = ‘ma’ +’il’+ ‘to’ + ‘:’; var em0=’o’; var em1=’l’; var em2=’l’; var em3=’e’; var em4=’.’; var em5=’n’; var em6=’o’; var em7=’r’; var em8=’b’; var em9=’e’;…