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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

Rainbow comet with a heart of sponge

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Gulf of Kutch, an inlet of the Arabian Sea, along the west coast of India.

Plasma propulsion for small satellites

A rare, cloud-free view of Iceland is visible in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission on 14 August 2020.

Doorway to space

Captured on 19 August 2020, this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image shows the extent of the smoke from fires currently ablaze in California, US.

Sloshing in space

Satellite images are being used to monitor the oil spill off the coast of Mauritius.

A laser shoots into the sky to study the Antarctic atmosphere at Concordia research station

The many colourful curves and folds of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia are featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Return of the extremely elongated cloud on Mars

The Falkland Islands are featured in this radar image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission.

ExoMars during environmental tests

Letting a satellite breathe

Utah’s Great Salt Lake and its surroundings are featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Place for space testing

The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over the busy maritime traffic in the Bay of Naples, in southern Italy.

Proba-V passes the torch

The Maldives are featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Suitcase-sized asteroid explorer

Dwarf galaxy AGC111977 and two asteroids in the foreground

On Asteroid Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Roter Kamm impact crater in Namibia.

The Andes mountains, in southern Peru, are featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

Hera and its asteroid target

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the Great Rift Valley, Kenya.

When Vega met satellites

A new online platform that allows for the tracking of air pollution worldwide is now available to the public.

Testing for Ireland’s first satellite

This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission, takes us over the green algae blooms swirling around the Baltic Sea.

Arm out to asteroid

This image, captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2, takes us over part of Channel Country – a pastural region located mostly in southwest Queensland, Australia.

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