News - ESA

2023-10-27, 11:43 ESA

ESA and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency are gearing up for a momentous milestone in Earth observation as launch of the EarthCARE satellite approaches.Following years of rigorous development ...

2023-10-27, 11:28 ESA

This rare, almost cloud-free view of the remote Elephant Island in Antarctica was captured in February 2023 by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m ...

2023-10-26, 12:51 ESA

With a multitude of opportunities for start-ups, established companies and investors, commercial Earth observation is a vibrant sector with fast-moving innovations in technology, datasets and ...

2023-10-20, 12:26 ESA

The scene was set: a research base on the Red Planet was struck by a cyberattack and eight teams on Earth had just a matter of hours to save it. Far from being a farfetched scenario, cyberattacks are ...

2023-10-20, 11:56 ESA

Like shining jewels in the water, ships passing through the Panama Canal, which cuts across Central America, have been captured in this Copernicus Sentinel-1 image.Zoom in to explore this image at ...

2023-10-13, 12:30 ESA

The landscape around the city of Bentiu in South Sudan is featured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn ...

2023-10-13, 09:58 ESA

New research, based largely on information from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and ESA?s CryoSat satellite missions, has revealed alarming findings about the state of Antarctica's ice shelves: 40% of ...

2023-10-10, 16:58 ESA

With many people around the world suffering from various forms of malnutrition it?s important that the absolute basics such as rice, soya and wheat are as nourishing as possible. ESA-funded research ...

2023-10-06, 12:56 ESA

The heart of the Nueva Vizcaya Province on Luzon, the largest and most populated island of the Philippines, shows up brightly in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 false-colour image.Zoom in to explore this ...

2023-10-05, 17:29 ESA

For a few months, ESA?s dark Universe detective wasn?t quite right. It arrived smoothly at Lagrange point 2, focussed its telescope mirror and captured its first mesmerising test images. It soon ...