Cool upgrade for deep-space dish

2024-02-06, 10:00 ESA

ESA?s deep-space communication station in Spain has received a ?cool? new upgrade.The ?antenna feed? connecting the physical Ka-band antenna to the station?s electronic signal transmitter and ...

Heritage ERS-2 satellite to reenter...

2024-02-05, 15:24 ESA

Throughout its 16-year working life, the second European Remote Sensing satellite, ERS-2, returned a wealth of information that revolutionised our perspective of our planet and understanding of ...

Earth from Space: Dubai

2024-02-02, 13:21 ESA

This false-colour image acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission shows the city of Dubai and its surroundings in the United Arab Emirates.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m ...

Picturing Proba-3 for safer double...

2024-02-01, 13:53 ESA

Controlling a single satellite in orbit is tough enough, but to oversee a pair of satellites as they fly in close formation around one another is likely to be extremely challenging. To simplify ...

ESA?s cloud mission in the limelight

2024-02-01, 12:53 ESA

Dedicated to delivering a wealth of new information on exactly how clouds and aerosols affect Earth?s climate, ESA?s EarthCARE satellite has had the chance to show off prior to engineers embarking ...

Earth from Space: Snow-bound eastern US

2024-01-26, 11:50 ESA

Record-breaking Arctic cold weather has swept through much of the United States in the last few weeks. The eastern part of the country was particularly affected with thick snow blanketing most of the ...

Salsa?s last dance targets reentry...

2024-01-26, 09:20 ESA

Launched in 2000, Cluster is a unique constellation of four identical spacecraft investigating the interaction between the Sun and Earth?s magnetosphere ? our shield against the charged gas, ...

World?s largest iceberg drifts beyond...

2024-01-25, 18:29 ESA

In November 2023, the A23a mega iceberg set sail after being grounded on the ocean floor for well over 40 years. Now, driven by winds and currents, A23a is heading away from Antarctic waters as seen ...

Sentinel-1 and AI reveal 75% of...

2024-01-24, 10:54 ESA

A groundbreaking study that combines satellite data and Artificial Intelligence has thrown new light on the number of vessels at sea. Astonishingly, the study reveals that around 75% of the world's ...

Earth from Space: Columbia Glacier,...

2024-01-19, 11:56 ESA

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Alaska?s Columbia Glacier, one of the fastest changing glaciers in the world.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the ...