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A volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli erupted early on Sunday morning, releasing huge plumes of smoke and a lava flow pouring into the sea. The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured this image of the aftermath less than five hours after the eruption.

Cables, tie-wraps and no step!

Overlapping galaxies VV 191 (Webb and Hubble composite image)

ESA opens up

ESA’s Test Centre expands

Webb takes its first exoplanet image

Data captured from space by Copernicus Sentinel-1 on 30 August was used to map the extent of flooding that is currently devastating Pakistan.

One small step for a robot

Inflatable Moon base

ESA astronaut rad-detectors on Artemis

A record-breaking drought has caused parts of the Yangtze River to dry up – affecting hydropower, shipping routes and limiting drinking water supplies. Images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission show a comparison of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers, near Chongqing, over the last three years.

Jupiter showcases aurorae, hazes (NIRCam widefield view)

A special Moon snap

Water levels on the Rhine River have continued to drop owing to soaring temperatures and lack of rainfall - preventing many vessels from navigating through the river's waters at full capacity. These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images show the stark difference between August 2021 and August 2022.

Pure gold pin for space testing

A spacewalk full of firsts

EarthCARE taking wing

Hundreds of residents and tourists have been evacuated from the Greek island of Lesbos after a wildfire broke out on the morning of 23 July. This image, captured by Sentinel-2, shows the active fire front which stretches for more than four km.

Bound up with the Moon

From Blu-Ray players to Earth orbit

These Copernicus Sentinel-2 images, one year apart, show the area affected by wildfire around Las Batuecas - Sierra de Francia Nature Reserve near Salamanca in western Spain.

Discs for fault detection

Cosmic manatee accelerates particles from head

Deep within the Sahara Desert lies one of the best-preserved craters on Earth. On Asteroid Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the almost-perfectly circular Tenoumer Crater in Mauritania.

The Po River, the longest river in Italy, is hitting record low water levels after months without heavy rainfall. This Copernicus Sentinel-2 animation reveals how the river has significantly shrunk between June 2020 and June 2022.

ESA – made of people

Lunar science stirring on Mount Etna

Hera asteroid mission’s first step

The face of Galileo

Euclid gains solar power and protection

Plato’s cave: vacuum test for exoplanet detection

Vacuum soak for satellite brain

Volunteers watching the skies

A dazzling Hubble collection of supernova host galaxies

Lunar eclipse captured by Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station

Fly far, fly true

Matthias returns to Cologne

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