Belgian researchers are involved in a study lead by an international multidisciplinary team
In September 2023, a mysterious, globally observed and unprecedented 9-day-long seismic signal was caused by a massive landslide in Greenland. 25 million m³ of rock and ice fell into the Dickson Fjord and, in turn, caused a 200-metre-high mega-tsunami that continued sloshing back and forth – a phenomenon [...]
The Planetarium of the Royal Observatory of Belgium participates in the free WiseNight Science Festival on 27 September 2024. WiseNight is a fun and inclusive event that aims to bring science and scientists in contact with the public interactively. [...]
80 years ago, the Allies liberated Brussels, and this event was marked by the solar observers of the Royal Observatory of Belgium. [...]
The EUI and SWAP/LYRA PI teams welcome research proposals for the 2025 round of their Guest Investigator Program for research based on EUI, SWAP and/or LYRA data analysis by scientists outside the PI teams.
Selected proposers will be invited to spend a few weeks with the PI team at the Royal Observatory in Brussels to obtain expert knowledge on the instruments, [...]
In a recently published article in Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, researchers from the seismology department of the Royal Observatory of Belgium evaluate the applicability of existing models to calculate ground motions due to earthquakes in the coal basins of the Belgian Hainaut Province. [...]
Following a joint application, the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and the National Geographical Institute (NGI) were awarded the prestigious status of ‘Partner of the United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence’ (UN-GGCE). This recognition highlights the many contributions that both institutes make in geodesy, the science of Earth measurement and representation. [...]
Thanks to a fantastic collaboration with the non-profit organisation Fort Eben-Emael, the staff of the Seismology and Gravimetry service of the Royal Observatory of Belgium were able to open a new fascinating exhibition on seismology on 27 June 2024. [...]
On Saturday 29 June 2024, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., twelve female researchers from all over Belgium will be sharing their passion and knowledge in a fun and accessible way at Place de la Monnaie/Muntplein. [...]
Brussels, 10 June 2024 – A new study reveals for the first time the presence of water frost on the peak of Martian volcanoes near the equator. This discovery was published in a recent Nature Geoscience paper, with contributions from researchers of the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB). [...]
The Flemish popular science magazine EOS Wetenschap has recently presented five young scientists in its contest EOS Pipet 2024. Each was chosen for their significant contribution to scientific research. Among them is Cem Berk Senel, postdoctoral researcher at the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB), who recently published a paper in Nature Geosciences that attracted a great deal of media attention. [...]