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Sulphur dioxide over Klyuchevskaya Volcano measured by Sentinel-5A

Nitrogen dioxide over South Africa measured by Sentinel-5A

Elbe River delta by Sentinel-1D

Bremen by Sentinel-1D

Antarctic Peninsula by Sentinel-1D

Tierra del Fuego by Sentinel-1D

Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers by Sentinel-1D

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.

View from above: Ariane 6 for Sentinel-1D

Ariane 6 for Sentinel-1D ready for liftoff

Ariane 6 launch zone with Sentinel-1D

MetOp Second Generation-B1 heads for electromagnetic compatibility tests

Working on MetOp Second Generation-B1’s scatterometer

MetOp Second Generation-B1 in the anechoic chamber

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

HydroGNSS satellite: Scouting for water

LED Dome at Prague Planetarium

The LED Dome at Prague Planetarium

Connecting future generations with Earth

Connecting future generations with our planet

Viewing Prague at Earth from Space

Earth from Space connects people with planet

ESA’s Earth from Space exhibit lands in Prague

Tower to measure greenhouse gas flux

Study area in Pará State, Brazil

Investigating the Amazon’s weakening carbon sink

Climbing high to measure greenhouse gas flux

Sentinel-6B separates from rocket

Sentinel-6B on its way to orbit

Sentinel-6B launches

Sentinel-6B lifts off to continue sea-level record

Liftoff for Copernicus Sentinel-6B

Sentinel-6B being encapsulated in the rocket fairing

Sentinel-6B ready to be encapsulated in the rocket fairing

Sentinel-6B mated to the launch adapter

Sentinel-6B about to meet the launch adapter

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

Forest height from Biomass

Forest structure from Biomass

Forest floor and forest canopy

Sentinel-6B release into orbit

HydroGNSS and Global Navigation Satellite System signals

HydroGNSS benefits from Global Navigation Satellite System

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.

Sentinel-1D satellite being lowered onto Ariane 6 launch adaptor

HydroGNSS satellite twins ready for launch

HydroGNSS satellites being prepared for launch

Copernicus Sentinel-1D on its way to orbit

Sentinel-1D on its way to orbit

Sentinel-1D is launched into orbit

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