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SPEARHEAD presents new insights on GLE76 at EGU26

Today at the EGU General Assembly 2026, Dr. Manon Jarry (Postdoctoral researcher at NOA) delivered an oral presentation in the session “ST1.8 Acceleration and Transport of Suprathermal and Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere”. Her talk, titled “Proton acceleration by CME-driven shock during the 21 November 2024 (GLE76) event”, focused on one of the most intriguing recent solar energetic particle events.

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SPEARHEAD Workshop – Day 3 Highlights

SPEARHEAD Workshop – Day 3 Highlights

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

SPEARHEAD Workshop – Day 2 Highlights

SPEARHEAD Workshop – Day 2 Highlights

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.

Day 1 of SPEARHEAD Workshop#2 !

Day 1 of SPEARHEAD Workshop#2 !

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.

SPEARHEAD Workshop #2

SPEARHEAD Workshop #2

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

Solar Storm on May 11, 2024!

Solar Storm on May 11, 2024!

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.