Ethiopian volcanic plume

2025-11-25, 12:50 ESA

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northeast Ethiopia, believed to have been dormant for up to 12 000 years, erupted on 23 November 2025, sending a massive plume of ash and sulphur dioxide high into the ...

Next MetOp Second Generation weather...

2025-11-24, 13:40 ESA

The MetOp Second Generation-B1 satellite has entered its third and most delicate round of pre-launch testing, marking another step towards strengthening Europe's weather forecasting ...

Earth from Space: The Danakil Depression

2025-11-21, 12:50 ESA

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over one of Earth's most extreme environments: the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia.Zoom in or click on the circles to explore this image at its full 10 m ...

ESAs Earth from Space exhibit lands...

2025-11-18, 21:20 ESA

The Planetarium of Prague has launched Earth from Space, an immersive exhibition by the European Space Agency (ESA), created with partners the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Ars Electronica ...

Sentinel-6B launch highlights

2025-11-17, 12:50 ESA

Copernicus Sentinel-6B was launched on 17 November 2025, ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the planet's seas – a key measure of climate change. The satellite was ...

Sentinel-6B is launched

2025-11-17, 08:50 ESA

Copernicus Sentinel-6B was launched on 17 November 2025, ready to continue a decades-long mission to track the height of the planet's seas – a key measure of climate change. The satellite was ...

Copernicus Sentinel-6B pre-launch...

2025-11-16, 08:10 ESA

Copernicus Sentinel-6B, a sea-level monitoring satellite, is due to be launched no earlier than 17 November. Officials from ESA, the European Commission, EUMETSAT, NASA and marine applications users ...

Brazil gears up to harness ESAs...

2025-11-16, 08:00 ESA

As the COP30 climate conference gets underway in Brazil, the world's attention is once again drawn to the plight of the Amazon – the planet's largest and most vital rainforest. With the European ...

Sentinel-6B rolls out to the launch pad

2025-11-14, 16:50 ESA

Copernicus Sentinel-6B is being prepared for liftoff, scheduled for 17 November. The photograph shows the upper composite of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the satellite encapsulated within, being ...

Earth from Space: Prague

2025-11-14, 13:40 ESA

This very high-resolution image captures the beautiful medieval core of the Czech capital, Prague.Zoom in or click on the circles to explore this image at its full resolution.Lying at the heart of ...