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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.

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures a spectacular geological wonder in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania: the Richat Structure.

Ministers and high-level representatives gather for ESA's Ministerial Council

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.

Finding star clusters in the Lost Galaxy

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over one of Earth’s most extreme environments: the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia.

This very high-resolution image captures the beautiful medieval core of the Czech capital, Prague.

Ahead of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30) taking place in Belém, Brazil, from 10-21 November, this IRIDE image shows the Branco River and its surrounding forests in the Brazilian state of Roraima.

Swoosh!

To celebrate Halloween, we bring you these spooky sights of Lake Carnegie in Australia, captured from space by Copernicus Sentinel-2.

Flickering flame: spooky spirits or serious science?

The Red Spider Nebula (Webb)

This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission show Hurricane Melissa as it barrelled through the Caribbean Sea

Sentinel-1D encapsulated inside Ariane 6 fairing

Sentinel-1D encapsulated inside Ariane 6 fairing

Sentinel-1D encapsulated inside Ariane 6 fairing

Focusing on NGC 3370

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures the meandering course of the Likouala-aux-Herbes river in the Republic of the Congo.

The changing face of the Chilean glaciers in the Laguna San Rafael National Park is featured in these satellite images from 1987 and 2024.

This wide view of Copernicus Sentinel-3 shows Cyclone Errol heading towards the coast of Western Australia.

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures an active lava lake on the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island.

Part of the icy landscape of the Northeast Greenland National Park, the largest national park in the world, is pictured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image.

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures a cloud-free view over the island of Komodo in southeastern Indonesia.

First view of aerosols from MetOp Second Generation’s 3MI instrument

Part of the Gibson Desert in Western Australia is featured in this image, captured by the Φsat-2 mission in June 2025.

Immense stellar jet in Milky Way outskirts

Webb image of a glittering glimpse of star birth

This Copernicus Sentinel-3 image shows high concentrations of chlorophyll in yellow-green along the coastline of South Australia, near Adelaide. Chlorophyll-a is a key indicator of the presence of algae in the ocean.

The development of ESA’s Earth Explorer FLEX mission has recently passed a significant milestone: the mission’s all-important instrument has been joined to its satellite platform.

Webb takes a fresh look at a classic deep field

A supernova-rich spiral

Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured wildfires burning in northern Portugal on Wednesday, 30 July.

The turquoise waters southeast of the Kuwaiti island of Failaka are captured in this image acquired by the Φsat-2 mission.

This image from Copernicus Sentinel-1 shows circular agricultural structures near Tabarjal, in the barren desert of northern Saudi Arabia.

The varied landscape of England’s Lake District is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Earth from Space: Zanzibar, Tanzania

A powerful heatwave has been gripping large parts of southern Europe. This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission’s Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer on 29 June 2025, reveals the temperature of the land surface.

A starburst shines in infrared (MIRI)

A close-up view of Vienna, Austria’s capital city, is featured in this image from April 2025.

Copernicus Sentinel-1 captured this image over part of eastern Borneo, a tropical island in Southeast Asia.

A thick plume of sand and dust from the Sahara Desert is seen in these satellite images blowing from the west coast of Africa across the Atlantic Ocean.

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission has captured a dramatic image of Mount Etna erupting on 2 June 2025 when a massive plume of ash, gas and rock suddenly burst from Europe's largest active volcano.

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