Remember we participated at New Scientist Live? We had such great feedback from people there and such fun with the children that we decided to make our material available on-line. And so, just like that, the AURORA4Kids page is born! Check it out, download the material and inspire the next [...]
AURORA is back from holidays and hard at work! Our scientists and technological experts are working hard (more updates on results soon!) and, in the meantime, we are delighted to announce that we will be at the New Scientist Live event in London, from 20-23 September 2018! Come down and visit our [...]
AURORA partners are busy getting ready for the 5th AURORA Progress Meeting. The city of Delft will welcome them all on the 24th and 25th of July, in the premises of our partner ST. We might not have time to visit the Nieuwe Kerk or the Oude Kerk, but between a post-meeting walk around the canals [...]
Don’t forget to be up and watching the launch of the Sentinel-3B on 25th April! Sentinel-3A, has been in orbit since February 2016, measuring our oceans, land, ice and atmosphere. The information feeds a range of practical applications and is used for monitoring and understanding [...]
The opportunities to generate commercial business with satellite imagery has grown considerably over the years. Primary reasons for this trend are that more satellites have been launched, the quality of the data has improved, and the costs of the data have decreased. However, there is still a gap [...]
The Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite is almost ready for its launch. ESA has launched an invitation for the media to see the satellite on 20 July at Airbus in Stevenage, UK, before it is shipped to Russia for launch. As well as viewing this state-of-the-art Copernicus satellite in the cleanroom, [...]
On 30 June 2016 the Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a directive to reduce emissions of air pollutants. This “new NEC Directive” sets stricter national limits from 2020 to 2029 and from 2030 onwards. The aim of this directive is to address the [...]
Following up on last week’s post for us non-experts…some more details about the SENTINEL satellite missions that AURORA deals with. Sentinel-4 and Sentinel-5 will be carried on meteorological satellites. They will help us to monitor the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere. Why is this [...]
The AURORA project will further improve the performance of HappySun, the innovative smart solution for solar photoprotection. HappySun is the satellite-based system for personal solar photoprotection: the innovative integrated solution for sun exposure through a specific smartphone app allowing for [...]
AURORA project officially starts on the 1st of February 2016. The web site and social media pages will provide you with continuous updates on the project progress and results. Do you remember what the project is about? Aurora is a space research project funded by H2020, whose overall objective is [...]