Author Archives: Petr Zacharov

Prague, Octobre 2, 2026 Our colleague, space physicist Benjamin Grison, has completed a major update and extension of the unique GRMB (Geospace Region and Magnetospheric Boundary) data set. This data set provides a detailed mapping of the four Cluster spacecraft crossings through various geospace regions and magnetospheric boundaries over more than two decades (2001 to […]

July 23, 2026 We have reached another important step in the HR Award process! In early July, we successfully submitted the documentation for the Interim Review to the European Commission. The submitted documentation also includes the updated Action Plan for the 2026–2028 period. “It builds on what we have already achieved in the previous periods […]

Researchers H. Hanzlíková and R. Huth from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics have established a new collaboration with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel within the international SOLARIS-HEPPA project, which focuses on understanding the impact of solar variability on the Earth’s climate system and on improving climate prediction capabilities.The research team has joined […]

Prague, 11 June 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) at its June meeting proposed the ambitious Plasma Observatory satellite mission as the primary candidate for its next medium-class scientific mission (M7) planned for launch in 2037. The programme, which will explore the plasma environment around Earth, outcompeted rival candidate missions: a two-spacecraft Mars orbiter and […]

Prague, 11 June 2026 The European Space Agency (ESA) at its June meeting proposed the ambitious Plasma Observatory satellite mission as the primary candidate for its next medium-class scientific mission (M7) planned for launch in 2037. The programme, which will explore the plasma environment around Earth, outcompeted rival candidate missions: a two-spacecraft Mars orbiter and […]

Prague, April 16, 2026 Scientists from the Department of the Ionosphere and Aeronomy at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences have published the first results of measurements of the horizontal drifts of sporadic E (Es) layers in the Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. These layers, which occur at altitudes […]

Prague, April 14, 2026 Scientists from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences have published the first detailed study on narrow bipolar events detected over the European continent in the journal Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. These extremely fast and intense intra-cloud discharges were previously the domain of research in America […]

April 8, 2026 A team of scientists from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, led by Masafumi Imai, has successfully unraveled a mystery surrounding lightning on Saturn from the historic Voyager missions. Data from the spacecraft, which flew past Saturn in the 1980s, had long baffled researchers: the instruments reported […]

March 25, 2026 A new study published in the prestigious journal AGU Advances investigates lightning activity during so-called “stealth superstorms” (storms invisible in the optical spectrum) on Jupiter. The work, which included significant contributions from scientists at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, utilizes data from the Microwave Radiometer (MWR) […]

February 17, 2026 The small icy moon Enceladus, with its famous water geysers, has an unexpectedly powerful influence on Saturn’s entire magnetic field. Data from the Cassini spacecraft has revealed that the moon’s influence extends to a record distance of over 500,000 kilometers—more than 2,000 times the moon’s radius. This is the first time scientists have […]