The sun may spit out giant solar flares more often than we thought

Published on December 12, 2024

A survey of more than 56,000 sun-like stars reveals that “superflares” that are linked to bursts of radiation which play havoc with electronics on Earth may happen every 100 to 200 years and we may be overdue one

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ESA / EC Media invitation to IRIS² satellite constellation event on 16 Dec. in Brussels, Berlaymont press room

December 12, 2024
Press Release N° 71–2024 In cooperation with the EC, ESA would like to invite journalists to a series of events related to IRIS², the upcoming “Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite” taking place on Monday, 16 December 2024 in the European Commission premises, Berlaymont (Rue de la loi, 200, 1049 Bruxelles, BE).The activities are lead by EC/DG DEFIS Communicati

Media invitation: information session following the 330th ESA Council

December 16, 2024
Press Release N° 72–2024 ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher and ESA Council Chair Renato Krpoun will brief journalists on the core topics discussed at the ESA Council meeting held in Paris on 17 and 18 December 2024.