Earth from Space: ?Angry husband...

2024-11-22, 13:50 ESA

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image from 13 November 2024 shows the Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano eruption on the island of Flores in southern Indonesia.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m ...

Open-to-use SMILE antenna wins hertz...

2024-11-21, 20:22 ESA

On 10 November 2024, the final of three Australian CubeSats reentered the atmosphere. Like many other small satellite missions, they benefitted from the SMILE lab for tracking and monitoring.Between ...

Copernicus Sentinel-1: radar vision...

2024-11-21, 19:52 ESA

Meet Copernicus Sentinel-1 ? this ground-breaking mission delivers continuous, all-weather, day-and-night imaging for land, ice and maritime monitoring. Equipped with state-of-the-art C-band ...

Space for Shore: Sentinel-1 reveals...

2024-11-19, 18:26 ESA

As Arctic temperatures rise, marine-terminating glaciers?especially in places like Svalbard?are undergoing rapid retreat and intensified calving.The ESA-funded Space for Shore project utilises radar ...

Sentinel-1C fuelled ahead of liftoff

2024-11-18, 10:54 ESA

Marking a major milestone in the preparation of Copernicus Sentinel-1C for its scheduled 3 December liftoff, experts have completed the critical and hazardous process of fuelling the satellite.Once ...

ESA signs contracts advancing Greeces...

2024-11-15, 17:40 ESA

Today, the European Space Agency signed six contracts that will help position Greece as a key player in the field of Earth observation.The contracts fall under Greece's National Satellite Space ...

Earth from Space: Clouds or snow?

2024-11-15, 17:25 ESA

These two images acquired by Copernicus Sentinel-2 highlight how the mission can help distinguish between clouds and snow.The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites each carry a high-resolution ...

Sentinel-1 mission site with icon

2024-11-15, 16:55 ESA

Sentinel-1 mission site with icon

Extreme heat weakens lands power to...

2024-11-13, 14:02 ESA

A new European Space Agency-backed study shows that the extreme heatwaves of 2023, which fuelled huge wildfires and severe droughts, also undermined the land's capacity to soak up atmospheric carbon. ...

CHIME given the shakes

2024-11-12, 19:57 ESA

A model of the CHIME instrument has recently undergone rigorous testing to confirm it can endure the stresses of launch and the harsh conditions of space. This new Copernicus mission will provide ...