The 58th annual conference of the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) took place from 8 -12 July 2013 at the University of Zululand in Richard's Bay. SAIP is one of the main events on the physics calendar allowing physicists
When flying an aircraft it is mandatory to have a functioning magnetic compass on-board in order to navigate effectively in the event of electronic navigation device failure. Electrical systems occasionally do fail, while the Earth's magnetic field never does. Not
A steel-hulled ship is like a huge floating magnet with a large magnetic field surrounding it. The process of building a ship, within the Earth's magnetic field, develops a certain amount of permanent magnetism in the ship. When the ship
Hermanus, South Africa, 18-05-2013 Regional Space Weather Warning Centre at the Space Science Directorate of the South African National Space Agency. A minor (G1) geomagnetic storm is in progress following a coronal mass ejection (CME) detected during the early hours of 18
SANSA Space Science is a key player in the South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) and has several on-going space science and space weather related projects in Antarctica, as well as Marion Island and Gough Island. SANSA is particularly interested in
Hermanus, South Africa, 13/04/2013 From the Regional Space Weather Warning Centre at the Space Science Directorate of the South African National Space Agency. The most powerful solar flare of the year erupted from the sun on 11 April 2013. Active region 1719
The fiftieth session of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) was held from 11-22 February 2013 at the United Nation Office in Vienna, Austria. COPUOS became a forum for development of laws and treaties governing
By Jonathan Ward The 8th of December 2011 is a date I will never forget. After nearly six months of training at the South African National Space Agency in Hermanus, I stood on the deck of the SA Agulhas I, surrounded
So what's up with the sun why is solar max proving to be a little on the mini side? An interesting public lecture entitled "Solar Max - Why No Big Bangs Yet?" presented by Kobus Olckers, SANSA Space Weather Officer,
A group of 14 students, who are registered for the Honours degree course under the National Astrophysics and Space Science Programme (NASSP) at University of Cape Town, attended a Summer School on the "Introduction to Space Physics" at SANSA Space