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Demagnetising a Hellenic Fire System satellite

Hellenic Fire System moves a step closer to launch

09/03/2026 1293 views 23 likes

Altius to track ozone

Testing ozone-monitoring satellite’s solar wings

03/03/2026 1723 views 21 likes

Grounding line retreat on West Antarctica, 1992-2025

Antarctica retreat study signals future ice loss

03/03/2026 4827 views 59 likes

Timelapse: deploying MetOp-SG-B1’s solar wing

First MetOp Second Generation-B satellite spreads its wing

25/02/2026 2494 views 64 likes

Mediterranean Sea heatwaves

Revealed: 10 new insights in climate science

18/02/2026 8106 views 66 likes

Yellow River Delta, China

River deltas are sinking faster than the sea is rising

17/02/2026 3237 views 53 likes

Flooding around the Tejo River, Portugal, by Sentinel-1

Intense rainfall brings floods across Iberian Peninsula

10/02/2026 13956 views 95 likes

Changes in methane concentration 2019–2022

The curious case of why methane spiked around Covid

06/02/2026 7678 views 89 likes

Destination Earth ready for phase 3

Europe’s digital Earth gets ready to grow user community

02/02/2026 2485 views 21 likes

Tibetan Plateau vertical ground displacement

New satellite view of Tibet’s tectonic clash

30/01/2026 12619 views 80 likes

Atmospheric humidity from MTG-Sounder

Europe’s next-generation weather satellite sends back first…

27/01/2026 89436 views 88 likes

Map of forest carbon from ESA’s Biomass mission

ESA’s Biomass goes live with data now open to all

26/01/2026 13786 views 113 likes

Arctic Weather Satellite in action

Arctic Weather Satellite paves way for constellation

22/01/2026 4090 views 57 likes

Gas flares in Qatar imaged by Sentinel-2A

Sentinel-2 explores night vision

15/01/2026 12287 views 128 likes

Small clearing in tropical forest

Tiny patches of deforestation drive tropical carbon loss

08/01/2026 3651 views 57 likes

Ice velocity on Jakobshavn Glacier in Greenland, 2014–2024

Sentinel-1's decade of essential data over shifting ice she…

07/01/2026 6283 views 42 likes

Sea-level height in the Gulf Stream, by Sentinel-6B

First image from Sentinel-6B extends sea-level legacy

16/12/2025 3537 views 40 likes

Methane from landfill site

Satellites help tackle landfill methane leaks

15/12/2025 6455 views 67 likes

High-energy protons during solar storm over the North Pole

Swarm detects rare proton spike during solar storm

11/12/2025 10074 views 79 likes

ROSE-L set up for acoustic testing

ROSE-L given the shakes

08/12/2025 2604 views 18 likes

EarthCARE improves estimates of how clouds influence Earth’s energy balance

EarthCARE lifts the clouds on climate models

03/12/2025 5368 views 70 likes

IRIDE’s Eaglet II satellites launched from Vandenberg

Italian mission adds to growing IRIDE space fleet

29/11/2025 3207 views 27 likes

Athens from ICEYE

High-resolution radar satellites launched for Greece

29/11/2025 12250 views 53 likes

HydroGNSS launched to ‘scout’ for water

ESA’s HydroGNSS mission launched to ‘scout’ for water

28/11/2025 4701 views 45 likes

The European Space Agency has signed a letter of intent with Norway to advance the prospect of a new ESA Arctic Space Centre to be hosted in Tromsø.

ESA and Norway explore possibility of Arctic Space Centre

27/11/2025 3963 views 28 likes

HydroGNSS

Watch: HydroGNSS, IRIDE and Greek mission satellites launch

26/11/2025 6311 views 65 likes

Formaldehyde over Africa measured by Sentinel-5A

Sentinel-5 debuts images of atmospheric gases

26/11/2025 6312 views 58 likes

Bremen by Sentinel-1D

Sentinel-1D delivers first images: from Antarctica to Bremen

26/11/2025 28905 views 61 likes

MetOp Second Generation-B1 heads for electromagnetic compatibility tests

Next MetOp Second Generation weather satellite in the spotl…

24/11/2025 1688 views 26 likes

ESA’s Earth from Space exhibit lands in Prague

ESA’s Earth from Space exhibit lands in Prague

18/11/2025 1182 views 16 likes

Climbing high to measure greenhouse gas flux

ESA investigates high-stakes Amazon tipping point

17/11/2025 3640 views 44 likes

Sentinel-6B separates from rocket

Sentinel-6B launched to extend record of sea-level rise

17/11/2025 5161 views 47 likes

Forest floor and forest canopy

Brazil gears up to harness ESA’s Biomass data

13/11/2025 4555 views 44 likes

Sentinel-6B release into orbit

Watch: Sentinel-6B launch live broadcast

13/11/2025 6671 views 47 likes

Amazon rainforest

ESA satellites track progress on Paris Agreement goals

07/11/2025 3263 views 23 likes

HydroGNSS satellite twins ready for launch

ESA’s HydroGNSS Scout satellites ready for launch

06/11/2025 3175 views 36 likes

Sentinel-1D lifts off on Ariane 6

Sentinel-1D reaches orbit on Ariane 6

04/11/2025 13440 views 47 likes

Sentinel-1D about to meet rocket

Sentinel-1D and Ariane 6 ready for liftoff

03/11/2025 6370 views 16 likes

Sentinel-1C interferogram of northern Chile

Sentinel-1 mission… did you know?

03/11/2025 2752 views 36 likes

Earthquake damage

AI challenge advances satellite-based disaster mapping

29/10/2025 3295 views 35 likes

Ariane 6 fairing release revealing Sentinel-1D

Watch live: Sentinel-1D launch on Ariane 6

28/10/2025 22368 views 141 likes

FutureEO: pioneering Earth observation for a better world

FutureEO at ESA’s Ministerial Council 2025

23/10/2025 4000 views 33 likes

First image of nitrogen dioxide from Sentinel-4

Sentinel-4 offers first glimpses of air pollutants

21/10/2025 14384 views 107 likes

Sentinel-1D fuelled in Kourou

Sentinel-1D fuelled and ready for encapsulation

20/10/2025 2497 views 41 likes

South Atlantic Anomaly 2025 compared to 2014

Swarm reveals growing weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field

13/10/2025 99630 views 317 likes

Sea state

Satellites reveal the power of ocean swell

08/10/2025 7484 views 61 likes

Copernicus Sentinel-1D team in Kourou

Sentinel-1D preparations underway in Kourou

08/10/2025 2918 views 32 likes

In September, mission controllers at ESA's mission control centre started a major simulations exercise to ensure that the next Copernicus Sentinel Earth Observation mission, Sentinel-6B, safely navigates its first days in space.

Enabling & Support

Rehearsing for Sentinel-6B’s early days in space

08/10/2025 1714 views 18 likes

Sentinel-6B ready to start its launch campaign

Sea-level monitoring satellite unboxed

01/10/2025 3724 views 23 likes

HydroGNSS

HydroGNSS: ESA’s first Scout begins launch preparations

29/09/2025 2158 views 21 likes

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