Earth from Space: Saharan dust plume
A thick plume of sand and dust from the Sahara Desert is seen in these images blowing from the west coast of Africa across the Atlantic Ocean.Sandstorms, which are common over the Sahara, occur ...
A breath of fresh data: Sentinel-4...
From its vantage point outside Earth's atmosphere, more than 36 000 km above Earth's surface, the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission will detect major air pollutants over Europe in unprecedented detail. ...
Mount Etna erupts
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission has captured a dramatic image of Mount Etna erupting on 2 June 2025 when a massive plume of ash, gas and rock suddenly burst from Europe's largest active volcano. ...
ESA supports Moon mission carrying...
Japanese lunar exploration company ispace will attempt to land its RESILIENCE spacecraft on the Moon no earlier than 5 June (CEST) 2025.The European Space Agency's (ESA) global network of ground ...
ESA transmits the Blue Danube Waltz...
On 31 May 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) made history by transmitting a live performance of The Blue Danube Waltz into space from its Cebreros deep space antenna in Spain. This symbolic ...
Tall ship brings ESA ocean science...
After an extraordinary six-week voyage from northern Norway, the iconic Norwegian tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl has docked in Nice, France, concluding ESA's 2025 Advanced Ocean Training course. ...
Earth from Space: Cloud-free Iceland
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission shows us a rare, cloud-free view of Iceland captured on 17 May 2025.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution or click on the circles.In its remote ...
Estrack - Half a century of European...
2025 marks a landmark year for Europe's ?bridge between Earth and space'. The European Space Agency's Estrack satellite tracking network turns 50.Since its inception in 1975, Estrack ? ESA's global ...
MTG-S and Sentinel-4 undergo...
Following its arrival at Cape Canaveral harbour in Florida, US, the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Sounder satellite, with the Copernicus Sentinel-4 instrument on board, has been transported safely ...
Waltzing celebration for half a...
2025 marks a landmark year for Europe's ?bridge between Earth and space'. The European Space Agency's Estrack satellite tracking network turns 50 ? and with it, its deep space antenna in Cebreros, ...
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