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The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Banks Peninsula on the South Island of New Zealand.

Slimming down solar cells

All eyes remain on the giant A-68A iceberg on its journey across the Southern Ocean. This image shows A-68A’s movements over the past 15 days using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-3 missions.

Kiruna, the northernmost town in Sweden, is featured in this snowy image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

An enormous iceberg, called A-68A, has made headlines over the past weeks as it drifts towards South Georgia in the Southern Ocean. New images show the berg is rotating and potentially drifting westwards.

Move over plastic: desktop 3D printing in metal or ceramics

Thomas Pesquet works in the European Columbus laboratory in space

The Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite lifts off on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Launch Complex at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, US.

After countless simulations and a dress rehearsal, ESA's flight control team are ready for liftoff

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features the Vandenberg Air Force Base, in California, where the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite will soon launch from.

Space opera

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Darmstadt – home to ESA’s European Space Operations Centre.

Cosmic furnace seen by XMM-Newton

Shape-shifting mirror

Giant berg on collision course with South Georgia

Greece’s largest and most populous island, Crete, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission.

Portrait transmitted via 3D printing

All 1200 islands that make up the Republic of Maldives are featured in this spectacular image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3.

Testing lunar 4G operations

The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission takes us over the Ganges Delta – the world’s largest river delta.

Hidden science

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Zeeland – the westernmost province in the Netherlands.

Venus setting

BepiColombo points to Venus

BepiColombo images Venus during close approach

BepiColombo’s first glimpse of Venus

Microwave lenses harnessed for multi-beam forming

Part of the Laguna San Rafael National Park, located on the Pacific coast of southern Chile, is pictured in this image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2.

Testing a fiery reentry

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over New York City – the most populous city in the United States.

Simulated satellite rendezvous

ExoMars moves on

Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over the Tarawa Atoll in the Republic of Kiribati – a remote Pacific nation threatened by rising seas.

Summit of technical excellence

A new view of Enceladus

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Vatnajökull ice cap, in southeast Iceland.

Copernicus Sentinel-3 captured this image of the Mediterranean hurricane, or ‘Medicane,’ crossing the Ionian Sea and approaching Greece yesterday 17 September.

Mesh reflector for shaped radio beams

Spalte break up

Captured on 10 September 2020, this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image shows thick smoke blanketing the US west coast.

This image, captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1, shows the Amazon River meandering through one of the most vital ecosystems in the world – the Amazon rainforest in South America.

Expanding ESTEC’s Test Centre

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