[embed]https://youtu.be/8q5rlRhWO6s[/embed] High-Frequency communications or HF is an essential tool used across the globe and especially on the African continent for long-distance communications. Many sectors across the continent rely greatly on HF communications for different purposes. Such sectors include the Aviation, Disaster Management,
It takes a year for the Earth to go around the Sun, and it takes a month for the Moon to go around the Earth. These two orbits sometimes line up perfectly to have the Moon directly between the Sun
International Space Weather Camp The International Space Weather Camp (ISWC) provides an incredible opportunity for students from South Africa, the USA, and Germany to learn about space weather, a relatively new and exciting field involving the study of the Sun and
[caption id="attachment_10605" align="alignleft" width="343"] SumbandilaSat satellite used for earth Observation[/caption] The South African satellite known as SumbandilaSat (Pathfinder in Venda) is reaching the end of its life and will deorbit on Friday 10 December 2021. The satellite was launched in 2009 and
Africa Earth Observation Challenge announces the winners of the 2021 challenge. The Africa Earth Observation (EO) Challenge was launched 14 weeks, with aim of promoting awareness of the value of earth observation data (EOD), driving entrepreneurial activity in the African space industry,
At Science Forum South Africa, the largest space conference that is a precursor to Science Forum Africa, currently taking place in Pretoria, South Africa saw representatives from the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and China Satellite Navigation Office (CSNO)
[caption id="attachment_10469" align="alignnone" width="300"] Richard Carrington drew this image of the sun spot he observed on 1 September 1859.[/caption] The mother of all solar storms, the most intense Space Weather event in recorded history, the Carrington event of 1 September 1859,
[caption id="attachment_10412" align="aligncenter" width="842"] From left to right: Mpho Bogatsu, Ashley Nel, Meryl Jagarnath[/caption] SANSA’s Human Capital Development (HCD) bursary programme has been put in place to allow for the professional development of staff or students by providing them with monetary
SANSA Chief Scientist, Prof Michael Kosch, has been honoured for a 2020 published paper on early-warning systems for wildfires. The paper, which is entitled ‘Decision support for the selection of optimal tower site locations for early-warning wildfire detection systems in South
“SANSA has shown a strong history of utilising Earth observation data for the benefit of our people and now through the Digital Earth Africa programme office, we can offer even more solutions to our fellow Africans. The team at SANSA