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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Morbihan – a French department in the south of Brittany.

Earth from Space: Morbihan, France

07/05/2021 5278 views 41 likes

Glacier avalanches in the Sedongpu region, China

Glacier avalanches more common than thought

30/04/2021 5501 views 123 likes

Antofagasta, a port city in northern Chile, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Earth from Space: Antofagasta, Chile

30/04/2021 4013 views 50 likes

Biomass satellite

Forest measuring satellite passes tests with flying colours

28/04/2021 6366 views 127 likes

Vatnajökull glacier

Copernicus Masters 2021 submissions open

26/04/2021 5171 views 47 likes

Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over the sediment-stained waters in Laizhou Bay, located on the southern shores of the Bohai Sea, on the east coast of mainland China.

Earth from Space: Laizhou Bay

23/04/2021 3084 views 42 likes

Ocean acidification

Satellites highlight a 30-year rise in ocean acidification

21/04/2021 7404 views 90 likes

Joining forces to address food security

ESA and FAO unite to tackle food security and more

20/04/2021 6505 views 59 likes

ESA–EGU award

Winners presented with ESA-EGU Excellence award

19/04/2021 2527 views 52 likes

Earth Day 2021

Celebrate Earth Day with ESA

19/04/2021 11138 views 40 likes

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Cape Canaveral, USA, in a region known as the Space Coast.

Earth from Space: Space Coast, Florida

16/04/2021 5131 views 41 likes

Sermersooq, Greenland

Satellite imagery key to powering Google Earth

15/04/2021 22821 views 112 likes

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Bucharest – the capital and largest city of Romania.

Earth from Space: Bucharest, Romania

09/04/2021 14335 views 60 likes

Mount Etna smoke plumes

Satellites monitor Mount Etna’s unpredictable behaviour

08/04/2021 13176 views 101 likes

With Easter right around the corner, we take a look at four egg-shaped buildings visible from space as captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Earth from Space: Easter egg hunt

02/04/2021 5365 views 36 likes

HydroGNSS

Second Scout gets the go-ahead

30/03/2021 6236 views 116 likes

Annual mean shoreline change: Start Bay, Devon

Measuring shoreline retreat

29/03/2021 8676 views 149 likes

ESA–EGU award

ESA–EGU announce Excellence Award winners

26/03/2021 2306 views 38 likes

The Gariep Dam, the largest dam in South Africa, is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Earth from Space: Gariep Dam, South Africa

26/03/2021 18705 views 45 likes

SMOS turns to the Sun

Water mission takes on space weather

24/03/2021 3823 views 108 likes

Amazon rainforest

Earth from Space: Amazon rainforest

19/03/2021 8119 views 63 likes

Above ground biomass

Maps to improve forest biomass estimates

17/03/2021 10073 views 101 likes

Nitrogen dioxide concentrations over China

Air pollution returning to pre-COVID levels

15/03/2021 13839 views 146 likes

The Strait of Gibraltar is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Earth from Space: Strait of Gibraltar

12/03/2021 10716 views 41 likes

GOCE helps create new model of crust and upper mantle

Gravity mission still unearthing hidden secrets

11/03/2021 10070 views 128 likes

Magnetic data show links Antarctica to ancient neighbours

Antarctica’s magnetic link to ancient neighbours

09/03/2021 11871 views 142 likes

Arctic Weather Satellite

Contract signed to build Arctic weather satellite

09/03/2021 22462 views 132 likes

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Galápagos Islands – a volcanic archipelago situated some 1000 km west of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean.

Earth from Space: Galápagos Islands

05/03/2021 10018 views 58 likes

Methane hotspots over a gas pipeline in Kazakhstan

Monitoring methane emissions from gas pipelines

04/03/2021 27608 views 202 likes

Rapid Action on COVID-19 and Earth observation Dashboard Challenges 2021

Space in response to COVID-19

03/03/2021 9044 views 70 likes

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Vancouver – the third largest city in Canada.

Earth from Space: Vancouver

26/02/2021 5225 views 42 likes

Harmony

ESA moves forward with Harmony

23/02/2021 15764 views 145 likes

Getz glaciers flowing faster

Getz on the run

23/02/2021 4331 views 90 likes

Satellite radar interferometry effective for mapping crops

Satellite radar interferometry effective for mapping crops

19/02/2021 8491 views 94 likes

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Lusaka – the capital and largest city of Zambia.

Earth from Space: Lusaka, Zambia

19/02/2021 6907 views 43 likes

New crack in the Brunt Ice Shelf

Is Brunt on the brink?

12/02/2021 7742 views 95 likes

For Valentine’s Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Valentine Island in northern Western Australia.

Earth from Space: Valentine Island

12/02/2021 4981 views 48 likes

Tracking sea-level change

Sentinel-6 passes in-orbit tests with flying colours

08/02/2021 6115 views 70 likes

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the algal blooms swirling around the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Japan.

Earth from Space: Japan in bloom

05/02/2021 4759 views 55 likes

Polar vortex change

Aeolus shines a light on polar vortex

04/02/2021 13758 views 132 likes

A-68A and A-68G

Is this the end of the A-68A iceberg?

03/02/2021 20208 views 102 likes

Polar Arctic

Satellite observations prove crucial in new climate science…

02/02/2021 2085 views 49 likes

Wetlands

Earth observation vital in monitoring wetland waters

02/02/2021 5912 views 86 likes

Ahead of World Wetlands Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Lake Titicaca – one of the largest lakes in South America.

Earth from Space: Lake Titicaca

29/01/2021 5945 views 59 likes

Sardinia, the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Earth from Space: Sardinia, Italy

27/01/2021 781 views 1 likes

Area burned by fire in August 2019

New long-term dataset to analyse global fire trends

26/01/2021 6988 views 68 likes

Optimising agriculture

Cloud-free crop maps foster sustainable farming

25/01/2021 6463 views 56 likes

Earth is losing ice at record rate

Our world is losing ice at record rate

25/01/2021 15436 views 140 likes

Lake

Lake heatwaves to increase due to climate change

21/01/2021 4269 views 93 likes

Energy from solar wind favours the north

Energy from solar wind favours the north

12/01/2021 8978 views 140 likes

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