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Submitted on 2020-02-07
NASA will launch the Solar Orbiter spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, with 10 scientific instruments on board, including the space telescope Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI). Solar Orbiter will study the Sun from close up. The Royal Observatory of Belgium will manage the observations and coordinate the analysis of its unique solar images.
Submitted on 2019-10-31
On November 2, the ESA satellite PROBA2 will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. Not bad for this small Belgian spacecraft that was initially intended for a two-year mission!
Submitted on 2019-10-28
Val-u-Sun citizen science project needs YOU to be part of scientific research. You can help us by counting sunspots on the original drawings from our archive.
Submitted on 2019-10-18
Brussels, 18 October 2019 – Ever closer to the Sun! The instrument EUI (Extreme Ultraviolet Imager) is integrated into the Solar Orbiter satellite to be launched towards the Sun in February 2020. Today, Solar Orbiter can be seen for the last time before being shipped to Cape Canaveral, the launch site.
Submitted on 2017-11-24
The European Space Weather Week (ESWW) is one of the main international conferences when it comes to space weather. Already for the 12th time, its organisation is in the hands of the STCE.
Submitted on 2017-09-28
Earth is currently (28 September) under the influence of a high speed stream from a coronal hole. A strong geomagnetic storm is in progress. Polar lights will not be visible from Belgium.
Submitted on 2017-08-11
The Monday August 21 eclipse will transit the whole of North America. If you can't make it to there, no problem. We have a reporter, live from space: our satellite PROBA2.
Submitted on 2017-06-02
This is it: the solar telescope EUI is ready to be mounted on the Solar Orbiter satellite. Solar Orbiter will be launched in 2019 and will approach the Sun closer than any other satellite ever. (NL-FR-EN)
Submitted on 2017-05-28
A partial halo CME from 23 May resulted in a strong geomagnetic storm on 28 May.
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