Happy birthday PROBA2!!!
On November 2, the ESA satellite PROBA2 will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. Not too bad for this small Belgian spacecraft that was initially intended for a two-year mission! [...]
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Oct 19
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Oct 19
Launch of the Val-u-Sun citizen science project
Solar scientists from the Royal Observatory of Belgium launched the citizen science project Val-u-Sun. This project, open to everyone, allows citizens to help research by counting sunspots from their archive. [...]
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Oct 19
EUI and Solar Orbiter ready for launch!
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. [...]
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Oct 19
European approach to space weather
A special report from international experts was released on October 10, 2019, to explain the challenges of space weather and to provide a set of recommendations against radiation hazards in space. David Berghmans, of the Royal Observatory of Belgium, is a co-author of the report. [...]
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Oct 19
New grant from the European Research Council for the study of the Earth’s interior
On Friday October 11, 2019, the European Research Council (ERC) announced the award of new grants to European researchers (ERC Synergy Grants). Among the laureates is Dr. Véronique Dehant, researcher at the Royal Observatory of Belgium for the project GRACEFUL: GRavimetry, mAgnetism and CorE Flow. [...]
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Oct 19
Astronomers show how supergiant stars repeatedly cool and heat up
An international team of professional and amateur astronomers, which includes Alex Lobel, astronomer at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, has determined in detail how the temperature of four yellow hypergiants increases from 4000 degrees to 8000 degrees and back again in a few decades. They publish their findings in the professional journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. [...]
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Oct 19
Name Your Own Exoplanet! – The votes are open!
Choose from the four proposals selected to officially name an exoplanet and its host star.
Within the framework of its 100th anniversary commemorations, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is organising the IAU100 NameExoWorlds global competition that allows any country in the world to give a popular name to a selected exoplanet and its host star. Individuals, associations and schools are invited [...]
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Sep 19
Astronomy Day at the Observatory on 21 September 2019
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the Royal Observatory of Belgium opens its doors on September 21 for an Astronomy Day, organised by the Planetarium of Brussels, in collaboration with the FFAAB (Fédération Francophone des Astronomes Amateurs de Belgique) and the VVS (Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde).
The program includes activities for young and old: visits [...]
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Jul 19
Science & Culture at the Royal Palace 2019 – Exhibition “The Moon: between Dream and Reality”
The annual “Science and Culture” exhibition will take place this summer from July 23 to August 25 at the Royal Palace. The Belgian and international public will get the opportunity to admire an original selection of works of art and research instruments from the Belgian heritage. The theme of this exhibition is “The Moon: between dream and reality”. [...]
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Jun 19
Name Your Own Exoplanet! – IAU100 NameExoWorlds
Try your luck to officially name an exoplanet and its host star
Within the framework of its 100th anniversary commemorations, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is organising the IAU100 NameExoWorlds global competition that allows any country in the world to give a popular name to a selected exoplanet and its host star. The Belgian Steering Committee IAU100 organises the selection for [...]