Seismic Activity in/around Belgium in 2022
In 2022, 99 earthquakes and 40 induced earthquakes were located by the Royal Observatory of Belgium in or near Belgium. 4 events were felt by the population on Belgian territory. [...]
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Dec 22
Ten Thousand Days of Continuous Gravity Measurements in Membach
On 20 December 2022, the superconducting gravimeter in Membach (High Fens, Belgium) will have measured variations in gravity for 10 000 consecutive days. Installed on 4 August 1995 by the Royal Observatory of Belgium, this gravimeter has held a double world record since 18 September 2017: that of the instrument that has measured variations in gravity at a single location [...]
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Dec 22
Official opening of the Climate Centre
On 29 November 2022 at 10:00., Secretary of State Thomas Dermine, Scientific Director Valérie Trouet and Operational Director Ella Jamsin officially opened the Climate Centre at the Space Pole in Uccle. Belgian and international scientific, industrial, academic, federal and political representatives attended this event. Bertrand Piccard, who flew around the world with the solar plane Solar Impulse, was the special [...]
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Oct 22
Follow the Solar Eclipse of October 25, 2022
A partial solar eclipse will take place on Tuesday, 25 October 2022 and will be visible in Belgium. In Uccle, the eclipse will be visible between 11:10 (first contact) and 13:00 (last contact), and its maximum will take place at 12:04 in Belgian time (UTC + 2 h). From Belgium, this will be a small eclipse, with the Moon covering only about [...]
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Oct 22
Space Week 20/10, 7pm: meet astronauts and scientists at the Planetarium of Brussels!
On 24 March 2022, it will have been 30 years since the first Belgian went into space. It was on this date that astronaut Dirk Frimout left for space in the American shuttle Atlantis. The year 2022 also marks the 20thanniversary of Frank De Winne’s first space flight. These anniversaries should not pass unnoticed, which is why we are organising Belgian Space week. An event at the Planetarium on 20 October (7pm-9:30pm) puts space research in [...]
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Sep 22
Call for the development of an artwork for the Federal Climate Centre
On the occasion of the opening of the Federal Climate Centre, a call for artwork is being launched. It aims to announce the location of this new Climate Centre and build a bridge to the public space.
Do art and climate sound like music to your ears?
Then submit a dossier by email to info@meteo.be before midnight on the 7th of October [...]
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Sep 22
DART impact on an asteroid, a milestone for the Royal Observatory of Belgium
Brussels, 20 September 2022 – During the night of September 26–27, at approximately 1:15 a.m. (Belgian time), NASA’s DART probe will crash into the asteroid Dimorphos, located more than 10 million kilometres from Earth. The purpose of this impact is to test an asteroid deflection strategy. For the Royal Observatory of Belgium, which is involved in planetary defence, this mission represents an important first [...]
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Sep 22
Open Doors on September 24-25, 2022
The Royal Observatory of Belgium, the Royal Meteorological Institute and the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy will open their doors on 24-25 September 2022 from 10:00 to 18:00. [...]
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Jul 22
Exhibition Science & Culture 2022 at the Royal Palace
Following an absence of two years due to the COVID-19 crisis, Science & Culture at the Palace is back from July 23 to August 28, 2022. To facilitate a smooth flow of visitors during these open days, the exhibition will be in a ‘light’ version proposed by the Palace. [...]
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Jun 22
The first astronomical liquid mirror telescope sees first light at the Devasthal observatory
In April 2022, the ILMT (International Liquid Mirror Telescope), located at the Devasthal Observatory in the north of India, has been used for the first time to observe the sky. This event, called the ‘first light’, marks the debut of this new telescope, designed and built by an international consortium with contributions from Belgium, Canada, India, Poland, and Uzbekistan. The [...]