Belgian researchers are involved in a study lead by an international multidisciplinary team In September 2023, a mysterious, globally observed and unprecedented 9-day-long seismic signal was caused by a massive landslide in Greenland. 25 million m³... Read more...
The Planetarium of the Royal Observatory of Belgium participates in the free WiseNight Science Festival on 27 September 2024. WiseNight is a fun and inclusive event that aims to bring science and scientists in contact... Read more...
80 years ago, the Allies liberated Brussels, and this event was marked by the solar observers of the Royal Observatory of Belgium. At the Observatory, scientific activity did not cease during the war. In particular, the... Read more...
The EUI and SWAP/LYRA PI teams welcome research proposals for the 2025 round of their Guest Investigator Program for research based on EUI, SWAP and/or LYRA data analysis by scientists outside the PI teams. Selected proposers... Read more...
In a recently published article in Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, researchers from the seismology department of the Royal Observatory of Belgium evaluate the applicability of existing models to calculate ground motions due to earthquakes in... Read more...
Following a joint application, the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and the National Geographical Institute (NGI) were awarded the prestigious status of ‘Partner of the United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence’ (UN-GGCE). This recognition... Read more...
Thanks to a fantastic collaboration with the non-profit organisation Fort Eben-Emael, the staff of the Seismology and Gravimetry service of the Royal Observatory of Belgium were able to open a new fascinating exhibition on seismology... Read more...
On Saturday 29 June 2024, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., twelve female researchers from all over Belgium will be sharing their passion and knowledge in a fun and accessible way at Place de la... Read more...
Brussels, 10 June 2024 – A new study reveals for the first time the presence of water frost on the peak of Martian volcanoes near the equator. This discovery was published in a recent Nature... Read more...
This Operational Directorate (OD1) contributes to the elaboration of reference systems and timescales, integrates Belgium in the international reference frames, and studies the interior, rotation, dynamics, and crustal deformation of the Earth and other terrestrial planets and moons of our solar system. Read more...
The main mission of this Operational Directorate (OD2) is studying seismic activity, its causes and its consequences in western Europe. In support of this scientific research and to provide the authorities, the media and the public with relevant information about the seismic activity in real time in our region, this operational direction develops and maintains a network of seismic monitoring in Belgium. Read more...
This Operational Directorate (OD3) conducts scientific research in astronomy, especially in the field of stellar physics and the study of objects of the solar system. Research themes include astrometry, stellar evolution and asteroseismologie. Read more...
This Operational Directorate (OD4) studies the outer layers and the atmosphere of the Sun, with a particular focus on solar activity and the influence it exerts on the Earth and its space environment (space weather). On the ground, the observations are obtained using the Uccle Solar Equatorial Table (USET). Read more...
