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April 18, 2023

Vaneshree Maharaj

The South African National Space Agency’s FREE National Water Quantity Information Service “Mzansi Amanzi”

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has a legislative mandate for the acquisition, archiving, processing, and dissemination of satellite imagery, to enable the development of data and information products for

April 17, 2023

Daleen Fouche

SANSA to support lunar mission

The South African National Space Agency will be supporting the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre’s mission to land their Rashid Rover on the surface of the moon on 25 April 2023. The Rashid Rover is the first Lunar mission

April 5, 2023

Vaneshree Maharaj

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) uses Earth Observation Satellite data to aid authorities and businesses in the Eastern Cape Province flooding

[caption id="attachment_13457" align="alignleft" width="652"] Satellite image over Port St John showing flood affected areas[/caption] The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) used Earth Observation Satellite data to map infrastructure damage following the heavy rainfall and flooding in Mnquma, Mbashe,

March 29, 2023

Vaneshree Maharaj

SANSA Welcomes a new CEO

[caption id="attachment_13397" align="alignleft" width="381"] SANSA has a new CEO, Mr Humbulani Mudau[/caption] SANSA is proud to welcome Mr Humbulani Mudau as the new Chief Executive Office at the Agency from 1 April 2023. This is a significant day as

Flooding in Mdantsane. (Photo via Thabiso N/@BraThabs1, Twitter)

March 29, 2023

Vaneshree Maharaj

Science and innovation provide speedy response to flood-stricken Eastern Cape

[caption id="attachment_13408" align="alignleft" width="377"] Flooding in Mdantsane. (Photo via Thabiso N/@BraThabs1, Twitter)[/caption] The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, hails as successful the swift response by the Department of Science and Innovation's entities, the Council

Planetary K-index produced by SANSA with the disturbance storm time (Dst) as the black line

March 24, 2023

Daleen Fouche

Navigation and communications systems to be impacted by severe geomagnetic storm

A severe geomagnetic storm caused by a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun arrived late on Thursday 23 March and continues to impact the Earth and its technological systems today. The CME was ejected from the Sun on

January 27, 2023

Daleen Fouche

Changes in Earth’s inner core will not have dramatic effect on magnetic field

A new study published in Nature Geoscience suggests that the rotation of Earth's inner core might be slowing down. This conclusion is based on measurements of seismic waves studied by the authors at Peking University in China. This study

November 8, 2022

Vaneshree Maharaj

South Africa/ NASA Renew Lunar Exploration Partnership

[caption id="attachment_12900" align="alignleft" width="735"] DG DSI, Dr Mjwara and NASA's Badri Younes sign the letter of intent to commence with construction of a LEGS antenna[/caption] NASA and the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) renewed their partnership in

November 3, 2022

Vaneshree Maharaj

Minister Blade Nzimande launches the SANSA Space Weather Capability in Hermanus

[caption id="attachment_12876" align="alignleft" width="853"] Minister Nzimande with Hermanus and Overberg Mayors and SANSA Board Chairman cut ribbon to Space Weather Centre[/caption] The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, launched South Africa’s new 24-hour, state-of-the-art regional Space

October 28, 2022

Daleen Fouche

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) launches Digital Earth South Africa (Digital Earth SA) Earth Observation Data Cubes platform.

28 October 2022: The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) in partnership with its strategic partner, South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) today launched a beta version of the Digital Earth South Africa data cube platform. SANSA is

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