Savanna landscape Gulf Country, Australia

To mark the first anniversary of the European Space Agency’s Biomass satellite, we present a selection of striking images captured over the past 12 months, revealing Earth’s forests, and much more, in new detail. In just one year, this pioneering mission has begun transforming our understanding of forest dynamics and advancing how scientists monitor the critical role forests play in regulating the global carbon cycle. 

This image, captured over Australia on 3 October 2025, shows the Gulf Country of northern Queensland, where vast tropical savannas are intersected by complex branching river systems and expansive salt flats that drain into the shallow waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria. 

Read full story: Stunning images from Biomass mark its one year in orbit