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Submitted on 2021-03-05
Two Belgian adventurers collaborate with STCE scientists during an untypical triathlon in Greenland in April 2022: 600 km with skis and a pulka, 1000 km sea kayaking and 1 km vertical rock ascent. Nanok is a polar bear in the Inuit culture.
Submitted on 2020-07-16
ESA made the first images and data of the instruments on board the spacecraft Solar Orbiter public. The telescope EUI, under Belgian lead, discovered campfires on the Sun.
Submitted on 2020-05-12
May 12 is the day of the truth: the first image of the Sun taken by EUI onboard Solar Orbiter will come down. Will it be OK or not? The operations are led by the EUI team working from home. (NL/FR/EN)
Submitted on 2020-03-05
The telescope Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI), onboard of the Solar Orbiter spacecraft got a wake up call sent from ESOC, Darmstadt on February 25. At this stage, we can happily report that EUI is awake!
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.
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