ERS-2 spotted by other satellites...
ESA?s European Remote Sensing 2 satellite (ERS-2) was recently spotted tumbling as it descends through the atmosphere. These images were captured by cameras on board other satellites by Australian ...
Tobago oil spill
Before and after satellite images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission show the scale of the oil spill that occurred off the shores of Trinidad and Tobago?s coastline earlier this week. The ship, ...
Earth from Space: Côte d'Ivoire
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Côte d'Ivoire in western Africa. Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn more. Côte d'Ivoire is ...
Saying goodbye to ERS-2
Every day the men and women of ESA?s technical heart head to work past this 1:1 model of pioneering Earth observation satellite, European Remote Sensing Spacecraft-2, ERS-2. Launched in 1995, the ...
What does a warming Arctic mean for...
The Arctic is experiencing disproportionately higher temperature increases compared to the rest of the planet, triggering a series of cascading effects. This rapid warming has profound implications ...
ERS-2 reentry ? how and why is it...
ESA?s European Remote Sensing 2 satellite (ERS-2) will reenter Earth?s atmosphere in February 2024. ERS-2 launched from Europe?s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on 21 April 1995. The mission ...
Euclid's 'twin'...
ESA?s Euclid observatory has begun to survey billions of galaxies on a quest to uncover the secrets of dark matter and dark energy from its vantage point 1.5 million km from Earth.The spacecraft is ...
Air pollution fluctuations over the...
The Po Valley, nestled in northern Italy, is renowned for its picturesque landscapes and rich agricultural history. However, the region is also grappling with a persistent environmental challenge: ...
Earth from Space: South Atlantic bloom
This wide view from the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captures an algae bloom around the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution or click on ...
ESA shipping container's laser...
ESA?s very latest laboratory extension is portable in nature: hosted within a standard shipping container, this ESA Transportable Optical Ground Station, ETOGS, can be transported all across Europe ...
