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
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
SANAE 55 team returned from the Ice [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1077"] The SANAE 55 expediction team. From left to right: P. Riley, M. Phillips, V. Rademeyer, P. Bohra, A. Baton, M. Makhanya, D. Malan, B. Mbeki, T. Tawane, M. White.[/caption] The SANAE
Gruelling Antarctic expeditions, encounters with polar bears in Svalbard, and a sheer love for the wild and cold reaches of our planet. You might think that Mike Kosch is a professional adventurer, or perhaps an extreme sportsman. But you'd be
US 2017 Space Weather Workshop 1 - 5 May 2017 Broomfield, Colorado 37th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE-37) 8 -12 May 2017 Tshwane, South Africa EISCAT conference 26 - 30 May 2017 Tokyo, Japan SuperDARN Conference 4 - 9 June 2017 Tuscany, Italy United Nations Committee on the Peaceful
From helping marine vessels avoid explosive sea mines, to assisting aircraft find their way through the Earths magnetic field, SANSA's Applied Science and Technology (AST) unit uses its unique expertise to demagnetise and calibrate. A division of SANSA, AST has
Over the past decades, rapid variations in the Earth's magnetic field have occurred, highlighting the swirling dynamo at the Earth's molten core, 3000 kilometres under the surface. Researchers at SANSA have been keeping a close eye on the latest of
A severe space weather storm could cost the US tens of billions of dollars a day through electricity blackouts, communication failures and disruption of commercial aviation, according to a recent study. SANSA Researcher, Dr Rendani Nndanganeni says that South Africa
You find yourself caught in a devastating blizzard, away from the safety of your Antarctic base camp - your only means of navigation your Global Positioning System (GPS) device. Your GPS receiver has to communicate with satellites in space via