A delegation of eight scientists from the South African National Space Agency (SANSA), Eskom and the Council for GeoScience are in Japan on for three weeks of advanced remote sensing training, principally on the use and analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
SANSA recently supported the local Women in Physics in South Africa (WIPISA) programme by hosting 20 passionate undergraduate Physics students from the University of Cape Town (UCT) for a "Women in Physics Day" in Hermanus. The initiative aims to attract
As we rush about our busy lives, time may seem to speed up, making the days shorter, but in reality days are actually getting slightly longer every year. Tidal forces between the Earth and moon, weather changes and tectonic forces
On 16 July, Sir Mark Walport, the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser, on behalf of the UK Space Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr Sandile Malinga, CEO of the South African National Space Agency. Sir Mark is on
The images obtained from the first twins in the SPOT family, SPOT 6 and SPOT 7, are now available for ordering from SANSA. The two satellites are 180-degree phased, enabling a revisit at least once a day for any point
The European Space Agency' (ESA) Sentinel 2A was successfully launched on a 30m tall Vega rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou (French Guiana) on the 23 June 2015. The new satellite will provide a wealth of information for various applications,
A CME was observed on June 21 at 02:48 UT with an average speed of ~ 976 km/s. The CME was associated with an M-class solar flare from active region 2371. The arrival time of the CME on Earth was
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The 2015 Awards Ceremony of the College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natals (UKZN) held on 17 April 2015, saw Zahra Essack of the Westville Campus and Gareth Enoch of the Pietermaritzburg (PMB) Campus walk away
PRETORIA, Wednesday, 03 June 2015 - Building partnerships that benefit the country and the African continent were top of the agenda at the first "Space meets Industry" Business Breakfast hosted by the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) at the