Dr Lee-Anne McKinnell: 30 December 1970 – 19 August 2023 Dr Lee-Anne McKinnell, Managing Director of the South African National Space Agency’s Space Science Programme and Sandbaai resident, passed away on Saturday 19 August 2023 after a short illness. Lee-Anne was born
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) is a public entity under the National Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). SANSA has a mandate to drive the promotion and use of space and cooperation in space-related activities. To achieve this mandate,
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 Monday 20
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 also
[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 Weather Centre
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has a mandate, as outlined in the South African National Space Agency Act, 2008 (Act No 36 of 2008), to co-ordinate and integrate national space science and technology programmes and conduct long-term planning
New research [1] predicts that the new solar cycle (SC25) is going to be stronger than initially expected. It is now believed solar cycle (SC25) will be at similar intensity as SC23 which brought us the famous Halloween Storm of
Starlink suffered a serious setback on 4 Feb 2022 with the untimely demise of 40 of its satellites launched the previous day [1]. The Starlink satellite system is claimed to become the world’s most advanced broadband internet system [2]. It
[caption id="attachment_10863" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] From left is Boitumelo Makobe Nkosinathi Masango Katekile Shivambo and Nondumiso Khumalo[/caption] SANSA has developed a space weather forecasting curriculum to train the future generation of space weather forecasters. There are currently four South African forecasters undergoing
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,