Antarctic ice shelf demise
New research, based largely on information from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and ESA?s CryoSat satellite missions, has revealed alarming findings about the state of Antarctica's ice shelves: 40% of ...
Measuring nutrition in crops from space
With many people around the world suffering from various forms of malnutrition it?s important that the absolute basics such as rice, soya and wheat are as nourishing as possible. ESA-funded research ...
Earth from Space: Nueva Vizcaya,...
The heart of the Nueva Vizcaya Province on Luzon, the largest and most populated island of the Philippines, shows up brightly in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 false-colour image.Zoom in to explore this ...
Guide stars found as Euclid's...
For a few months, ESA?s dark Universe detective wasn?t quite right. It arrived smoothly at Lagrange point 2, focussed its telescope mirror and captured its first mesmerising test images. It soon ...
Younger trees champion carbon capture
Thanks to their ability to absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, forests have long been recognised as a key tool in the fight against climate change ? but not all forests are equal. ...
Ozone hole goes large again
Measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite show that this year?s ozone hole over Antarctica is one of the biggest on record. The hole, which is what scientists call an ?ozone depleting ...
Earth from Space: Southern Patagonian...
Part of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field with its white glaciers and aquamarine lakes is featured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image from 10 January 2023.Zoom in to explore this image at its full ...
Seeking Euclid's hidden stars:...
From Euclid's fine guidance sensors intermittently losing track of stars to stray sunlight getting in the way of observing the Universe and X-rays appearing in instrument images, the issues raised do ...
Earth from Space: Scorched Rhodes
This summer, Europe experienced a relentless heatwave, fuelling wildfires in several countries. This Copernicus Sentinel-1 image shows the burn scars left by fires on the Greek island of Rhodes.Zoom ...
Trio of Sentinel satellites map...
In the quest to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, detecting methane leaks ? a potent contributor to global warming ? has become increasingly vital. Researchers are ...
