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June 2, 2025

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Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth Following Intense Solar Activity

A powerful geomagnetic storm swept across Earth’s magnetic field over the past 24 hours, triggered by the impact of a coronal mass ejection (CME) in combination with an intense solar wind from a large coronal hole. Coronal Hole 52

May 30, 2025

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Launch Your Future with a SANSA Postgraduate Bursary – Applications Now Open!

Are you ready to reach for the stars? The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is calling on passionate, high-achieving students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to apply for its prestigious 2026 Postgraduate Bursary Programme. South Africa’s

May 19, 2025

Khumbulani Mkhize

16th Africa Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition 22–23 May 2025 | CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa

South Africa is proud to host the 16th African Regional Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition from 22 - 23 May 2025 at the CSIR International Convention Centre in Pretoria. This prestigious international capacity-building initiative

May 13, 2025

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SANSA’s young scientists champion youth leadership in global Earth observation

Junior Remote Sensing Scientists Nasiphi Ngcoliso and Sinesipho Ngamile from the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) – and founding members of SA GEO Youth – represented South Africa’s dynamic youth movement in Earth Observation (EO) at the "Keeping Our Promises to the Young People" session during

April 14, 2025

Khumbulani Mkhize

SANSA Strengthens Earth Observation Capabilities with RADARSAT-2 Imagery Acquisition

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) continues to play a vital role in maritime environmental protection and security through its comprehensive Earth Observation (EO) sensor portfolio by collecting, processing, archiving, and disseminating Earth Observation data. This data supports

February 27, 2025

Khumbulani Mkhize

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: New Earth Observation Frontiers (NEOFrontiers) New Date: Briefing Session on 13 March 2025

New Date: Briefing Session on 13 March 2025 Enterprise Innovation Support Fund (NEOFrontiersEISF) - 2nd Cohort The South African Space Agency (SANSA) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) invite start-ups, small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), and entrepreneurs to

February 7, 2025

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Call for Proposals: Fund for Space Innovation

The South African National Space Agency in collaboration with the National Research Foundation (NRF), and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), is pleased to announce the upcoming call for proposals for the DSTI-NRF’s Research Accelerator Fund for

January 27, 2025

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Image of the week: Agricultural activities along Orange River

Image of the week: Sentinel-2A satellite imagery obtained on January 11, 2025, depicts agricultural activities along the banks of the Orange River in the Northern Cape province.

January 20, 2025

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ISRO SpaDeX successfully docked, SANSA celebrates!

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) showered SANSA with praise for “excellent support and contributions” provided to the SpaDeX mission. SANSA supported ISRO's SpaDex mission, globally celebrated for its successful docking on 16 January 2025. According to Tiaan Strydom,

December 12, 2024

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SANSA Payload Takes Flight at South Africa’s New Rocket Gantry

In a landmark event for South Africa’s aerospace sector, the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) successfully tested its specialised payload on a suborbital sounding rocket launched at the newly unveiled rocket gantry, located at the Denel Overberg Test

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