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This image over part of West Antarctica was captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3 on 30 September 2026.

This image from Copernicus Sentinel-2, acquired on 5 April 2026, shows the Etosha National Park in northern Namibia.

Webb captures commotion from nebula’s stellar jets

This false-colour, polarised image from Copernicus Sentinel-1 shows us the surface of the sea beneath the clouds, as seen by the satellite’s radar instrument. The sea conditions reflect the strong winds as Typhoon Surigae passes over.

This image of the Venetian Lagoon in northern Italy was acquired by the IRIDE satellites on 17 May 2026.

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 25 August 2026, shows an area of the Andean Altiplano in southern Bolivia near the border with Chile.

Copernicus Sentinel-3 captured a plume from the eruption of Anak Krakatau on Saturday, 5 September.

These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images over the Danube north of Budapest show how the river’s level has fallen to a record low in Hungary due to a severe drought in central Europe.

This colourful radar image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission features New Orleans and the delta of the Mississippi River, one the largest rivers in North America.

Liftoff as Ariane 6 takes flight for the first time

Raging wildfires near Madrid, Spain

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Australia’s southwestern corner in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia.

Mars Express image

From left to right, NASA astronauts Chrstina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, with ESA's European Service Module team behind them at ESTEC.

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features part of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau in western Africa.

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures Canada’s Great Bear Lake in striking colours.

The Grand Canyon, a stunning natural feature in the landscape of Arizona, US, is featured in these two satellite views.

This image shows the sea surface temperature anomaly detected in the Mediterranean Sea on 29 June 2026.

The map is an interferogram derived from the comparison of Sentinel-1 data on two dates: on the 18 June before the earthquakes and on 25 June a day after.

Cave training lab

These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images show agricultural development in the desert of southern Egypt, close to the border with Sudan.

Smile reaches science orbit

ESA’s Earth from Space series reaches its 1000th image with a return to the vibrant waters of southern Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas – the same region featured in the very first edition in 2004.

Luca Parmitano, Artemis III pilot, in his flight suit.

Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation

On World Environment Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission brings us an amazing view from space of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, hosting this year’s celebration.

Webb's MIRI image of the interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS in three different light wavelengths

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’.

The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 satellite sets sail from France to French Guiana

Europe is in the middle of a heatwave – Copernicus Sentinel-3 captured this image on Tuesday 26 May

The sandy and rocky terrain of the Sahara desert in central Algeria is featured in these images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

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.

Part of the rugged and deeply indented coast of northeastern Greenland is featured in this radar image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1.

Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 21 April 2026, this image shows a double bloom in the Netherlands: an array of vibrant colours in the tulip fields as well as the blue-greenish swirls of phytoplankton in the North Sea.

The great parachute bake-out

Starry spiral in a familiar neighbourhood

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image highlights a distinctive cloud formation north of the Canary Islands of Tenerife and La Gomera.

This image from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the coast of Gabon in striking colours.

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures an active lava flow on the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Réunion Island.

Orion and its European Service Module bringing the crew around the Moon and back to Earth

A pair of planet-forming discs

In an unusual perspective for an Earth-observing satellite, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures this image of Earth’s only natural satellite.

Hubble image of barred spiral galaxy IC 486

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