Brussels, 11 October 2024 – This is not a Brussels folk festival, but a scientific research project. OMMEGANG, an acronym for ‘Observing dark Matter and MEteoroids with Gravimeters ANd GNSS’, is aimed at detecting mini black holes passing close to the Earth using data from GNSS positioning satellites (including the GPS and GALILEO systems) and superconducting gravimeters. These mini black [...]
By the STCE, the Belgian space weather institute
On October 9, 03:56 Belgian time, the Sun released an extreme solar flare of category X. This is an intense light flash. We define 5 categories: A,B,C,M and X. An X-flare is 10000 (!) times stronger than an A-flare. A solar flare has an immediate impact on radio communication on the day side [...]
Brussels, 30 September 2024 – To protect Earth from asteroids, the Royal Observatory of Belgium participates in the European Space Agency’s Hera mission, which is set to launch on Monday, 7 October 2024 at 16:52 Belgian time (first day of the launch window). [...]
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. [...]