Hera burns towards Mars
ESA's Hera mission has completed the first critical manoeuvre on its journey to the Didymos binary asteroid system since launch on 7 October.On 23 October, Hera fired its three orbital control ...
Earth from Space: Autumn foliage...
This compilation of images, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, showcases the characteristic hues of autumn in different European countries.Autumn foliage is one of nature's most stunning ...
Snow returns to Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, has seen its first snowfall after one of the longest periods without snow since records began 130 years ago.The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured this image of ...
Devastating floods in Spain witnessed...
Torrential rainfall causing deadly flash floods has hit southern and eastern Spain in regions including the Costa del Sol, where the city of Malaga is located, and Valencia in the east. As these ...
Moon waves goodbye to Hera
As ESA's Hera mission for planetary defence departed its homeworld it looked back to Earth to show the Moon orbiting around it. In this sequence of images the terrestrial disc gradually shrinks as ...
CRISTAL prepares to sparkle
The structure of the first Copernicus Sentinel CRISTAL satellite is now ready to be equipped with the hardware that will allow it to function in orbit. Then, engineers will be able to install the ...
Earth from Space: Ross Island,...
The icy landscape of Ross Island in Antarctica is featured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image from 3 February 2024, during the austral summer.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m ...
Valencia flood disaster
Spain is suffering its worst flood in decades after torrential rains struck the eastern province of Valencia. The death toll is climbing and people remain missing.In response, the Copernicus ...
How marine heatwaves impact...
Marine heatwaves ? periods of prolonged, unusually warm seawater ? are increasingly threatening marine ecosystems around the world. A recent study, led by the Institute of Marine Sciences of the ...
Hera asteroid missions CubeSat...
The two CubeSat passengers aboard ESA's Hera mission for planetary defence have exchanged their first signals with Earth, confirming their nominal status. The pair were switched on to check out all ...
