Contract secures next step for TRUTHS...

2023-12-04, 15:04 ESA

Delegates from around 200 countries are convened at the United Nations COP28 summit in Dubai to assess the action they are taking to combat the climate crisis. With satellites fundamental to ...

ESA and UNEP collaborate for a...

2023-12-04, 14:49 ESA

In a significant step towards a more sustainable future, ESA and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding during Earth Information Day at COP28 ...

Earth from Space: American Samoa

2023-12-01, 13:17 ESA

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission shows us an amazing view of the tropical island of Tutuila, the largest in the American Samoa archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean.Zoom in to explore this image at ...

Iceberg on the loose

2023-12-01, 09:58 ESA

After being grounded on the ocean floor for well over four decades, the largest iceberg in the world is on the loose.The iceberg, known as A23a, calved from the Filchner-Ronne ice shelf in West ...

Global Stocktake: how space drives...

2023-11-30, 19:55 ESA

Almost 200 countries are gathering in Dubai to attend the biggest climate event of the year. COP28 ? the 2023 United Nations climate change summit ? isn?t just another conference though. For the ...

Taking climate action with Earth...

2023-11-30, 12:52 ESA

As global temperatures records are smashed and greenhouse gas emissions reach new highs, a new report from the UN Environment Programme finds that current pledges under the Paris Agreement put the ...

How will EarthCARE shed light on clouds?

2023-11-29, 15:59 ESA

In around six months, ESA?s Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer mission will take to the skies to advance our understanding of the interactions between clouds, aerosols and radiation in ...

The power of Earth observation

2023-11-29, 12:28 ESA

We are all intricately interconnected to our Earth ? from the trees that provide us with oxygen, to the natural sources that shape our landscape. ESA's Earth observation programme is at the forefront ...

Warming ocean causing rapid glacier...

2023-11-28, 18:52 ESA

With all eyes about to focus on the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, new scientific findings show, again, that the climate crisis is taking its toll on Antarctica ? a continent, up to recently, ...

Earth from Space: Salty lakes

2023-11-24, 13:30 ESA

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the colourful waters of two salty lakes in East Africa: Lake Natron in northern Tanzania and Lake Magadi in southern Kenya.Zoom in to explore this image at ...