Earth from Space: Cyclone Errol
This wide view of Copernicus Sentinel-3 shows Cyclone Errol heading towards the coast of Western Australia.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution.Errol was a powerful tropical cyclone, ...
Rehearsing for Sentinel-6Bs early...
Last month, mission controllers at ESA's mission control centre started a major simulations exercise to ensure that the next Copernicus Sentinel Earth Observation mission, Sentinel-6B, safely ...
Sentinel-1D preparations underway in...
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is about to get its fourth satellite. Copernicus Sentinel-1D has now undergone the checks and functional tests prior to its integration with Ariane 6, ready for ...
Heras first year in space
What a difference a year makes! Today Hera's asteroid mission for planetary defence is cruising through deep space on the far side of the Sun, headed to its final destination: the Didymos binary ...
Satellites reveal the power of ocean...
During recent storms, satellites recorded ocean waves averaging nearly 20 metres high – as tall as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the largest ever measured from space. Moreover, satellite data ...
Sea-level monitoring satellite unboxed
Following its arrival in California a few weeks ago, the time has come for spacecraft engineers to ready the next sea-level monitoring satellite, Copernicus Sentinel-6B, for launch, which is slated ...
HydroGNSS: ESAs first Scout begins...
The European Space Agency's (ESA's) HydroGNSS mission, which will investigate the Earth's water cycle, has landed in California and is ready to start preparations for launch.Changes in the global ...
Measuring soil from the sky for...
Gathering datasets about our soil, from the ground, the air and from space, is part of the robust preparation for these two new European satellites set to extend the capabilities of the Copernicus ...
Pulse: ESAs new approach to flying...
As ESA's space activities expand in scale and complexity, there is a growing demand for interoperable systems capable of managing information across multiple missions, centres, and partners. ...
Earth from Space: Northeast Greenland...
Part of the icy landscape of the Northeast Greenland National Park is pictured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m ...
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