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Tessera offers high-accuracy datasets that encode what the satellite ‘sees’ of Earth’s surface
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Tessera AI model offers accessible way to view Earth

04/06/2026 482 views 9 likes
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Earth from Space: Batagaika Crater

29/05/2026 5634 views 67 likes
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features the Batagaika Crater in Siberia. This is the biggest permafrost crater in the world, caused by melting permafrost and also known as a ‘mega-slump’.
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MTG-I2 embarks on journey to Europe’s Spaceport

28/05/2026 1311 views 41 likes
The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 satellite sets sail from France to French Guiana
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Hot surfaces during Europe's heatwave 'seen' by Sentinel-3

27/05/2026 14032 views 214 likes
Europe is in the middle of a heatwave – Copernicus Sentinel-3 captured this image on Tuesday 26 May
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Earth from Space: Algerian arid landscape

22/05/2026 1986 views 55 likes
The sandy and rocky terrain of the Sahara desert in central Algeria is featured in these images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
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Earth’s stormy heart
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Insights into Earth’s molten outer core from space

21/05/2026 5089 views 71 likes
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Greenlight for next two ESA Scout missions

20/05/2026 3242 views 53 likes
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Satellite Evidence in the Courtroom

19/05/2026 485 views 6 likes
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Earth from Space: Quito’s volcanic landscape

15/05/2026 2960 views 51 likes
This image, captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2, gives us a glimpse of Ecuador’s capital, Quito, sprawling for 40 km along this high-altitude valley in the Andes.
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The StatEO26 conference was held at ESA’s Esrin site in Italy.
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Earth observation data for the policymaking of tomorrow

08/05/2026 1156 views 14 likes
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ESA and EDA launch joint study to strengthen Europe’s Earth observation capabilities

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Defence Agency (EDA) have signed an Implementing Arrangement to jointly identify strategic and technological gaps in Europe’s Earth observation capabilities and develop a long-term roadmap in support of security and defence.
22/04/2026 1319 views
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Media invitation: three innovative European weather and climate satellites in the cleanroom

Journalists are invited to a one-off opportunity to see three ESA-built satellites in their final preparations before liftoff. 
11/03/2026 1292 views
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From the Minoans to satellite metrology

08/12/2025 2344 views 28 likes
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Replay: HydroGNSS launch coverage

28/11/2025 1160 views 20 likes
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HydroGNSS launch highlights

28/11/2025 2218 views 32 likes
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    The sandy and rocky terrain of the Sahara desert in central Algeria is featured in these images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

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