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Lovely loops

On 21 August, a moderate solar flare near the Sun's west limb was associated with impressive post-eruption coronal loops.

Double eclipse for Proba-3

By now, you must have seen the amazing images of the total eclipse that occurred last week. However, did you know this total eclipse was also seen from space?

When a total eclipse occurs on Earth, solar imagers in space usually only observe a partial eclipse, due to a different alignment between the Sun, the Moon and the spacecraft. However, on August 12, the ASPIICS coronagraph onboard Proba-3 was in just the right place at the right time!

Eclipse observations in Humain

The STCE will gather at its radio astronomy station in Humain on August 12, 2026, to observe the solar eclipse.

Word search

A word search game related to solar eclipses in general.

The best of... 2025!

An overview and movie of some spectacular solar and space weather events in 2025 is available at the STCE's solar cycle highlights webpage. It is especially a journey into the most eye-pleasing solar activity of the year, often associating it with other impressive records and unusual circumstances.

Game of the Goose... for Satellites!

The "Game of the Goose... for Satellites!" is a special, educational version of the classic "Game of the Goose" illustrating the various space weather impacts on satellites.It integrates the effects of solar flares, solar energetic particles and geomagnetic disturbances.

E-SWAN medals: Call for Nominations

The E-SWAN Awards Committee announces its 2026 Call for Nominations for the International Space Weather and Space Climate Medals.

2nd ICAO Space Weather User Workshop

On 8-9 June 2026, ICAO -the International Civil Aviation Organization- organised a 2nd Space Weather User Workshop on the provision and use of space weather information for international civil air navigation. Once again, the team at STCE contributed significantly to the workshop preparations and realization.

A captivating filament eruption

A solar filament erupted late on 7 July. The associated coronal mass ejection did not affect the earth environment.

Large and larger

Two large sunspot groups, NOAA 4478 and NOAA 4479, have been dominating the sunspot and flare activity during the previous week.

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