News - ESA

2026-07-16, 12:20 ESA

One year after launch, the first Meteosat Third Generation Sounder satellite, MTG-S1, is now commissioned and has been placed in its operational position in geostationary orbit at 0° longitude, and ...

2026-07-16, 09:00 ESA

The European Space Agency has installed its first quantum computer, called Bell-1, at its Earth observation centre in Italy. The move marks a significant step in exploring how quantum technology ...

2026-07-14, 11:00 ESA

This satellite image shows the area around Caracas, Venezuela, which was hit by a double earthquake on Wednesday, 24 June, at about 18:00 local time (about midnight central European time).The ground ...

2026-07-14, 10:10 ESA

The European Space Agency's EarthCARE satellite was developed to make a unique set of simultaneous measurements that shed new light on the role that clouds and aerosols play in regulating Earth's ...

2026-07-14, 10:00 ESA

Europe is facing an intense heatwave, with record temperatures and several cities under red alert. On 23 June, France recorded its hottest June day ever.This image was captured the same day by the ...

2026-07-14, 09:20 ESA

Every space mission starts with a question: how do we get there? At ESA, Advanced Mission Analysis Tools (AMAT) is helping mission analysts answer it, providing a modern, flexible environment for ...

2026-07-13, 09:00 ESA

The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has begun its launch campaign, during which it will go through final inspections before being fitted inside the fairing of the Ariane 6 ...

2026-07-13, 08:50 ESA

Thirty years after the European Space Agency first demonstrated the power of flying two satellites in very close formation, the concept was recently recreated. By temporarily positioning two ...

2026-07-12, 17:40 ESA

Since its launch in October 2018, the joint ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has been on an eight-year journey through space to reach Mercury. This September, the mission will finally enter its ...

2026-07-11, 08:30 ESA

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures Canada's Great Bear Lake in striking colours.Straddling the Arctic Circle, Great Bear Lake lies in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Its area of 31 328 ...