News - ESA

2026-01-17, 08:30 ESA

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image over the South Atlantic Ocean features a close-up view of the A23a iceberg, once the world's largest. The unusually cloud-free image shows the first signs that the ...

2026-01-14, 08:50 ESA

In 2025, the International Astronomical Union approved the naming of 10 asteroids after people and places associated with the European Space Agency's (ESA) efforts to discover, monitor, explore and ...

2026-01-09, 08:10 ESA

Often called Earth's green lungs, tropical forests pull down massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, release oxygen and help regulate the global climate. While the threat of ...

2026-01-08, 08:30 ESA

As many people across Europe returned to work and school this week following the festive season, a sharp cold snap swept across the continent, bringing snow and ice to several regions. The sudden ...

2025-12-19, 12:50 ESA

This week Earth from Space features a wintery image: a red and white sphere that, if seen from a distance, resembles a festive decoration.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution.The ...

2025-12-16, 08:30 ESA

Satellites are emerging as a powerful new tool in the fight to curb emissions of methane. While methane is much shorter-lived in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, it is vastly more potent at ...

2025-12-12, 16:36 ESA

HydroGNSS Europejskiej Agencji Kosmicznej ESA, dwusatelitarna misja mająca na celu zebranie danych o cyklu wodnym Ziemi, ma zostać wystrzelona 19 listopada o 19:18 CET (10:18 czasu pacyficznego). ...

2025-12-12, 16:36 ESA

Przez dekady las amazoński cicho pochłaniał ogromne ilości dwutlenku węgla generowanego przez człowieka, pomagając spowolnić tempo zmian klimatu. Jednak ostatnie dowody sugerują, że ten ...

2025-12-12, 14:10 ESA

The latest guardian of our oceans has taken its place in orbit. The Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite is now circling Earth, ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the ...

2025-12-12, 12:50 ESA

Following International Mountain Day, which creates awareness of the importance of mountain environments around the world, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Pariacaca Mountain Range ...