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A new open-access review led by Dr. Athanasios Papaioannou (National Observatory of Athens) and co-authors has just been published in Space Science Reviews

An overview of the SPEARHEAD project and the results from its first year were presented at the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA)/ International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior (IASPEI) Joint Scientific Meeting 2025, held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 31 August – 05 September 2025.

The Horizon Europe project, SPEARHEAD (SPEcification, Analysis & Re-calibration of High Energy pArticle Data), has successfully completed its Periodic Report Meeting (PRM) on July 07, 2025, marking a significant milestone in the project’s development.

SPEARHEAD was represented at the 17th Hellenic Astronomical Society (HelAS) Conference, held in Patras, Greece from June 30 to July 2, 2025. The event brought together leading researchers in astrophysics and space science, and SPEARHEAD contributed cutting-edge insights into high-energy particle research and space weather forecasting.

Day 3 centered on the users of SPEARHEAD’s tools, data products, and catalogues—focusing on community engagement and real-world applications.

Day 2 focused on solar energetic particles, space radiation, and cosmic ray modulation. Talks covered data from SOHO and Solar Orbiter, shedding light on high-energy proton and electron events.

The second workshop is taking place in Frascatti, Italy. It aims to present the project’s results and progress after the first year, and to begin the user engagement phase.

The Horizon Europe project SPEARHEAD brings together the European scientific community to harness high-energy data from space missions and ground-based detectors.

On May 11, 2024, the Sun unleashed a powerful X5.8-class solar flare, sending high-energy protons toward Earth! This triggered Ground Level Enhancement (GLE) 74 — a surge of radiation detected by both space-based satellites and ground-based neutron monitors.

The final day of the MS course was dedicated to radiation effects and probabilistic modeling. Prof. Rami...