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Aurora over Belgium

Submitted on 2025-11-12

A severe geomagnetic storm took place early on 12 November. Aurora were sighted over Belgium. The fast CME related to the X5 flare from 11 November arrived around 19:00 UTC on 12 November. Its magetic field was much weaker than that of the previous CME, resulting in only a strong geomagnetic storm which is still ongoing. Aurora over Belgium are no longer expected. ***UPDATED***

X5 flare and aurora

Submitted on 2025-11-11

NOAA 4274 produced its 4th and -so far- strongest X-class event on 11 November. A series of CMEs may cause strong to severe geomagnetic conditions over the next 2 days. There's a small chance for aurora over Belgium.

Wetenschapsbattle

Submitted on 2025-11-10

Het STCE, Belgisch Ruimteweercentrum bestaat 20 jaar in 2026! Dat vieren we met een wetenschapsbattle over het weer in de ruimte die je live kan volgen vanuit je klas!

X-class flareS!

Submitted on 2025-11-04

Active region NOAA 4274 (SIDC Sunspot Group 687), the return of the flare-productive NOAA 4246, has just produced its third X-class flare. ***UPDATED (3)***

ICAO Space Weather User Workshop

Submitted on 2025-10-21

On 20 October, ICAO -the International Civil Aviation Organization- organised a Space Weather User Workshop on the provision and use of space weather information for international civil air navigation. The STCE contributed significantly.

Mighty NOAA 4246

Submitted on 2025-10-20

NOAA 4246 (SIDC 639) started to develop on 10 October and produced over two dozen medium-class solar flares in just 9 days.

Progress of SC25

Submitted on 2025-10-13

The STCE's SC25 Tracking page has been updated to reflect the latest evolution of some critical space weather parameters for the ongoing solar cycle 25 (SC25).