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Sea-level rise in the Gulf Stream, by Sentinel-6B
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First image from Sentinel-6B extends sea-level legacy

16/12/2025 267 views 7 likes
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Methane from landfill site
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Satellites help tackle landfill methane leaks

15/12/2025 2121 views 36 likes
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Earth from Space: Pariacaca Mountain Range, Peru

12/12/2025 2501 views 35 likes
Following International Mountain Day, which creates awareness of the importance of mountain environments around the world, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Pariacaca Mountain Range in Peru.
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High-energy protons during solar storm over the North Pole
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Swarm detects rare proton spike during solar storm

11/12/2025 7231 views 71 likes
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From the Minoans to satellite metrology

08/12/2025 782 views 21 likes
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ROSE-L set up for acoustic testing
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ROSE-L given the shakes

08/12/2025 1419 views 16 likes
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Earth from Space: Singing dunes and mysterious lakes

05/12/2025 4139 views 64 likes
This Copernicus Sentinel-1 image features part of the Badain Jaran Desert in northwestern China.
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EarthCARE improves estimates of how clouds influence Earth’s energy balance
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EarthCARE lifts the clouds on climate models

03/12/2025 3165 views 67 likes
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Flooding in Sri Lanka

01/12/2025 10190 views 89 likes
Puttalam district in North Western Sri Lanka is currently facing severe flooding, landslides and rockfalls, caused by heavy monsoon rains across the region. Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured an image over the region yesterday, 30 November 2025, as well an image one month ago, showing the extent of flooding.
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HydroGNSS launch highlights

28/11/2025 1478 views 28 likes
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Replay: HydroGNSS launch coverage

28/11/2025 467 views 14 likes
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ESA’s HydroGNSS mission lifts off

28/11/2025 836 views 24 likes
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Earth from Space: Eye of the Sahara

28/11/2025 25981 views 175 likes
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures a spectacular geological wonder in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania: the Richat Structure.
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Ethiopian volcanic plume

25/11/2025 4924 views 77 likes
The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northeast Ethiopia, dormant for up to 12 000 years, erupted on 23 November 2025, sending a large plume of ash and sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere. Copernicus Sentinel-5P captured the spread of the sulphur dioxide.
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    This Copernicus Sentinel-1 image features part of the Badain Jaran Desert in northwestern China.

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