What’s happening in Space Science in South Africa and around the world? European Space Weather Week 27 Nov - 1 Dec 2017 Ostend, Belgium http://www.stce.be/esww14/ International Workshop on Solar, Heliospheric & Magnetospheric Radio Astronomy 6-10 Nov 2017 Meudon, France https://jlsworkshop.sciencesconf.org/ United Nations/South Africa Symposium on Basic Space
Sir William Hoy is probably the most loved icon to have ever set foot in the sleepy seaside town of Hermanus in the Western Cape. His story goes far beyond this little town, with his greatest achievements giving him countless
Our life-giving star, the Sun put on an unforgettable show this September when it erupted in two massive flares, the second of which was the strongest in over a decade. Keeping a close eye on the Sun’s activity, SANSA sent
The most powerful solar flare in 12 years erupted on the sun on 6 September 2017, flinging superheated gases into the solar system and towards Earth. But what many in the public consider an incredible occurrence is just another day
SANSA researchers have made an unusual discovery in their quest to better understand Earth's magnetosphere. A new model has accurately described a type of wave that occurs in the space around our planet. [caption id="attachment_2279" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] SANSA researchers have developed
Pinpointing where the lights went out in Puerto Rico [caption id="attachment_2272" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] A team of scientists from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and Marshall Space Flight Center processed and corrected the raw data to filter out stray light from the
SANSA scientists star at international space science conference [caption id="attachment_2261" align="alignnone" width="1600"] Students from around the world gathered at SANSA Space Science for the Third IAGA Winter School.[/caption] The internationally renowned International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) Conference took place in
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="984"]Food insecurity and undernourished populations in African regions. (Source: FAO 2017: State of Food security in the Wold)[/caption] The issue of global food security is well-reflected as one of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Goal 2:
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1152"] IAF Federation[/caption] The International Astronautical Federation (IAF) was founded in 1951 to foster dialogue between scientists around the world and support international cooperation in all space-related activities. It is the world's leading space advocacy body with over
Ms Andiswa Mlisa joined SANSA as the Managing Director of Earth Observation directorate on the 1st October 2017. Before joining SANSA, she was a Department of Science and Technology's Senior Science and Technology representative to the Group on Earth Observation