SMOS adds long-term view on carbon...
Data from ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission can be used to estimate how much carbon is stored in forests – and a study has improved our understanding of how reliable this proxy ...
Wildfires burn in northern Portugal
Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured wildfires burning in northern Portugal on Wednesday, 30 July.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution.The largest wildfires are in the Arouca region, a ...
A troubling shift in Europes forest...
Europe's forests play a crucial role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but research led by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre has found their capacity to absorb carbon ...
Greenland subglacial flood bursts...
Using data from several Earth-observing satellites, including ESA's CryoSat and the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 missions, scientists have discovered that a huge flood beneath the Greenland ...
Ignis ignited
Floating in microgravity and surrounded by fellow astronauts from around the world, Sławosz marks a milestone not only in his own career but also in Poland's growing presence in human spaceflight.He ...
Liftoff of Axiom Mission 4
ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski travels to his new home in space in the Dragon spacecraft. Sławosz is part of Axiom Mission 4 alongside Peggy Whitson (USA), Shubhanshu Shukla ...
Introducing ?psilon
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot's first mission to the International Space Station has been named: ?psilon. The mission name and patch were unveiled today at the Paris Air Show by ESA Director General ...
Countdown to Ignis
The Ignis mission is Poland's contribution to Ax-4, the fourth private astronaut mission organised by Axiom Space. During the mission, Sławosz will conduct 13 scientific experiments and technology ...
Inside Ignis: the ground team...
While ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski conducts scientific experiments and outreach aboard the International Space Station on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), a dedicated team on Earth ...
Get your Ignis wallpaper
Named after the Latin word for "fire," Ignis is Poland's technological and scientific mission to the International Space Station.The central motif of the patch features an eagle, referencing Poland's ...
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