Institute for Astronomy
Floods in Valencia: Which areas of Attica would be most at risk from a similar event
The serious consequences of a weather event similar to what impacted Valencia, Spain, if it struck Attica, were described by Charis Kon
Greece forging paths into the great beyond
The team from the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS) of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) arrived in Thessaloniki ahead of the city's international trade fair (TIF) with a wealth of optimistic news about the progress of space research and science in Greece.
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Record high levels of burned areas from forest fires documented by BEYOND’s FireHub service
The FireHub service of the BEYOND operational unit at the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications, and Remote Sensing of the National Observatory of Athens (IADET/EAA) has documented the highest levels of burned areas from forest fires in the past thirteen years as of the end of July.
AI recruited in effort to prevent forest fires
Artificial intelligence is being deployed in the battle for the prevention and management of forest fires through innovative programs developed and coordinated by the National Observatory of Athens (NOA).
More specifically, forest fire risk is being assessed through the Deep Cube and SeasFire programs, which started in January 2021 and March 2022 respectively.
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City of Athens, National Observatory create app against heat
The municipal authority of Athens and Greece's National Observatory have developed and released a new smartphone application aimed at helping city residents and visitors protect themselves from heat waves.
An Asteroid that Visited US From Interstellar Space is One of the Most Elongated Cosmic Objects Known to Science
An asteroid that visited us from interstellar space is one of the most elongated cosmic objects known to science, a study has shown, reported BBC.
Discovered on 19 October, the object's speed and trajectory strongly suggested it originated in a planetary system around another star.