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Earth from Space: Manicouagan crater

19/12/2025 833 views 19 likes
This week Earth from Space features a wintery image: a red and white sphere that, if seen from a distance, resembles a festive decoration.
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Sea-level height in the Gulf Stream, by Sentinel-6B
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First image from Sentinel-6B extends sea-level legacy

16/12/2025 1465 views 27 likes
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Methane from landfill site
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Satellites help tackle landfill methane leaks

15/12/2025 3714 views 50 likes
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Earth from Space: Pariacaca Mountain Range, Peru

12/12/2025 2943 views 40 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 7666 views 72 likes
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From the Minoans to satellite metrology

08/12/2025 815 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 1483 views 16 likes
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Earth from Space: Singing dunes and mysterious lakes

05/12/2025 4251 views 67 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 3247 views 67 likes
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Flooding in Sri Lanka

01/12/2025 10384 views 92 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 1494 views 28 likes
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Replay: HydroGNSS launch coverage

28/11/2025 474 views 14 likes
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ESA’s HydroGNSS mission lifts off

28/11/2025 845 views 24 likes
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Earth from Space: Eye of the Sahara

28/11/2025 26154 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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    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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