News - ESA

2026-10-03, 08:50 ESA

We are used to seeing satellite images of tropical storms from above the clouds, featuring the characteristic white swirls around the eye of the storm. This false-colour, polarised image from ...

2026-10-03, 08:00 ESA

The final batch of Eaglet II satellites for Italy's IRIDE Earth observation programme has reached orbit, bringing the programme a step closer to providing a full range of satellite data for Italy's ...

2026-10-02, 09:30 ESA

When Anak Krakatau erupted a few weeks ago, the European Space Agency's EarthCARE satellite, orbiting above, captured vertical profiles of different constituents within the volcanic plume. Designed ...

2026-09-26, 09:20 ESA

The European Space Agency has reached another significant milestone in its commitment to advancing our understanding of Earth's dynamic processes and tackling pressing environmental challenges. Three ...

2026-09-26, 09:00 ESA

This true-colour image of the Venetian Lagoon in northern Italy was acquired by the IRIDE satellites on 17 May 2026. It shows the city of Venice, with its distinctive Grand Canal curving through the ...

2026-09-19, 08:30 ESA

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 25 August 2026, shows an area of the Andean Altiplano in southern Bolivia near the border with Chile.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m ...

2026-09-18, 09:20 ESA

The European Space Agency has awarded two contracts, one to ICEYE and one to Leonardo, to carry out parallel architecture studies for the EU's future Earth Observation Governmental Service ...

2026-09-17, 08:00 ESA

The longest satellite data record of ice-sheet change ever assembled has revealed that Greenland and Antarctica have lost a staggering 11 trillion tonnes of ice since the 1970s, driving global sea ...

2026-09-16, 08:40 ESA

Watch the full replay of the launch of ESA's state-of-the-art FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite. Both were launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe's ...

2026-09-16, 08:30 ESA

ESA's state-of-the-art FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite have been launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a ...