Obituary in homage to Jan Cuypers on the IAU website
In homage to our colleague Jan Cuypers, the International Astronomical Union recently published an obituary. [...]
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Jun 17
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Jun 17
Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) ready for launch!
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. Because of its close approach, EUI will be able to make exceptionally detailed images of our star. These will enable scientists to unlock the secrets [...]
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Apr 17
Cédric Gillmann got the Outstanding Early Career Scientists Award of the European Geosciences Union
Cédric Gillmann, planetary scientist at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, won the 2017 Outstanding Early Career Scientists Award of the Planetary and Solar System Sciences division of the EGU (European Geosciences Union) for his work on the atmospheric and thermal evolution of planets and their habitability. [...]
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Apr 17
Every person is a seismometer!
If an earthquake is felt, one can report his experience to a national seismological institute (e.g. http://seismologie.be/en) or to international institutes such as the EMSC or USGS. Unfortunately, if an earthquake is felt across borders, felt earthquake reports will be submitted to different institutes leading to a fragmentation of the data. In a new study published in Solid Earth, an [...]
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Apr 17
Brexit 1.0: scientists find evidence of Britain’s original separation from Europe
Researchers of the Royal Observatory of Belgium and of the Ghent University, in collaboration with English and French colleagues, have found evidence of how ancient Britain separated from Europe, nearly 450,000 years ago. They reported it on 4 April 2017 in Nature Communications. The process, which occurred in two stages, was triggered by the spillover from a proglacial lake followed [...]
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Mar 17
Passing of Jan Cuypers, Astronomer and Astrophysicist
It is with deep regret and sorrow that we inform you of the passing of our colleague Dr. Jan Cuypers. Born on 5 May 1956 in Diest, he suddenly left us on 28 February 2017. Jan was the head of the scientific service “Astronomy and Astrophysics” and of the Information Service at the Royal Observatory of Belgium. [...]
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Dec 16
A positive leap second must be introduced on December 31, 2016
The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) informs us that a positive leap second must be introduced on December 31, 2016. [...]
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Dec 16
Galileo goes live
On Thursday December 15 the European Commission declares officially the start of the initial services of the Galileo system. [...]
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Dec 16
ROB Goes Social!
The Royal Observatory of Belgium has now its Facebook page and its Twitter account. [...]
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Dec 16
Véronique Dehant got the AGU 2016 Whitten Medal
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has named its 2016 class of medallists, awardees, and prize recipients. Thirty-two individuals are recognized this year for their dedication to science for the benefit of humanity and their achievements in Earth and space science. They have been elected from the 60 thousand members of AGU.
This year in particular, the Charles A. Whitten Medal has [...]