News - ESA

2025-10-30, 08:40 ESA

Four teams from different countries have been recognised for their breakthrough work in using artificial intelligence to detect earthquake damage from space, marking the conclusion of a global ...

2025-10-28, 12:50 ESA

This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission on 26 October 2025 shows the ‘brightness temperature' at the top of Hurricane Melissa as it barrelled through the Caribbean Sea towards ...

2025-10-28, 12:40 ESA

The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is about to get its fourth satellite, with Sentinel-1D now ready for liftoff. Launch will take place with an Ariane 6 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana and live ...

2025-10-27, 20:40 ESA

The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.Encapsulation is when the satellite is placed inside the protective ...

2025-10-25, 08:10 ESA

The European Space Agency's Council at Ministerial Level is the time for bold vision and decisive action. In November, ESA's Member States, Associate States, and Cooperating States will unite to ...

2025-10-24, 13:40 ESA

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures the meandering course of the Likouala-aux-Herbes river in the Republic of the Congo.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m ...

2025-10-23, 18:00 ESA

23 October 2025The 337th meeting of ESA Council took place at the European Space Agency's headquarters in Paris on 23 and 24 October 2025. As detailed separately, Cyprus has signed its Associate ...

2025-10-22, 08:10 ESA

The new Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first images, highlighting concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and ozone. Despite being preliminary, these images ...

2025-10-20, 13:40 ESA

The launch campaign of the next satellite to join the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is progressing on schedule for launch on Tuesday, 4 November, on board an Ariane 6 rocket.The Sentinel-1 mission ...

2025-10-17, 13:40 ESA

The changing face of the Chilean glaciers in the Laguna San Rafael National Park is featured in these satellite images from 1987 and 2024.Located on the Pacific coast of southern Chile, the park ...