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Proba-3: top experts on coronagraph meet at the Royal Observatory of Belgium

The world top experts on coronagraphy met at the Royal Observatory of Belgium for the 11th Science Working Team meeting of the ESA Proba-3 mission. Andrei Zhukov and his team which works on the main instrument ASPIICS, were the hosts. 

Tiny Solar Bursts Show Pulses Like Big Flares

New findings from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft reveal that even the tiniest bursts of activity from the Sun may behave like their larger counterparts.

SC25 maximum in October 2024

The STCE's SC25 Tracking page has been updated. The latest SIDC/SILSO provisional data indicate that SC25 reached a maximum smoothed monthly sunspot number of 160.8 in October 2024.

X-class flares

SIDC Sunspot Group 523 (NOAA Active Region 4114) produced an X1.2 flare on 17 June and an X1.9 flare late on 19 June. No coronal mass ejection seems to have been associated with these flares. ***UPDATED (1)***  

Proba-3: first coronal image

This is the image of the duo-satellite Proba-3 making solar eclipses, released by the European Space Agency, ESA. 

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First view of the solar poles with EUI

Thanks to a push from planet Venus earlier this year, the orbit of the Solar Orbiter spacecraft was tilted.  A century ago mankind raced to explore the poles of the Earth, now Solar Orbiter made its way to the poles of the Sun. For the very first time the solar poles have been imaged!

Arrived...

A severe geomagnetic storm is currently (1 June) in progress following the arrival of an interplanetary coronal mass ejection launched early on 31 May. (UPDATED)

Keeping us on our toes...

NOAA 4098 surprized space weather forecasters with an X1.1 flare on 25 May.

The best of... 2024!

An overview and movie of some spectacular solar and space weather events in 2024 is available at the STCE's solar cycle highlights webpage.

Power play with two space telescopes

Do you remember the highest resolution image of the Sun ever made? It dates from March 2022 and showed mesmerising details of the solar atmosphere. We decided to do it again. And now we even combined images from two telescopes! 

 

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