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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

India is currently facing a prolonged heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 42°C in numerous cities across the country. This map, generated using data from Copernicus Sentinel-3, shows the land surface temperature on 29 April.

Webb in full focus

Hubble observations used to answer key exoplanet questions

Celebrating Hubble’s 32nd birthday with a galaxy grouping

Radio eye on forest mission Biomass

3D-printed bone

Solar power down

A record broken: Hubble finds the most distant star ever seen

Solar Orbiter tracks solar features during closest approach

Turning astronaut waste into fuel on Mars

Unlimited 3D printing for space

The long goodbye

Backbone of Hera asteroid mission

Aerial antenna for Venus mission test

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