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Europe feels the heat beneath our feet

25/06/2026 3568 views 36 likes
This image of land surface temperature was captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission on Wednesday, 23 June.
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Europe faces the heat

25/06/2026 873 views 20 likes
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EarthCARE White Dragon improves weather forecasts
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A first: EarthCARE cloud data sharpen weather forecasts

25/06/2026 590 views 23 likes
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MTG captures Earth at June solstice

22/06/2026 469 views 11 likes
This image of Earth, with the day-night terminator line clearly visible, was captured by the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) mission
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Earth from Space celebrates 1000 images

19/06/2026 2669 views 67 likes
ESA’s Earth from Space series reaches its 1000th image with a return to the vibrant waters of southern Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas – the same region featured in the very first edition in 2004.
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Don’t miss the Earth Explorer 12 User Consultation Meeting

18/06/2026 597 views 14 likes
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CO2M spectrometers in the cleanroom
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Carbon dioxide monitoring satellite’s instrument passes vac…

17/06/2026 703 views 22 likes
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El Niño 2026 begins
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Pacific warming signals El Niño has stirred

15/06/2026 9199 views 53 likes
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Arrival of MTG-I2 by boat at Europe’s Spaceport

15/06/2026 421 views 23 likes
The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager-2 (MTG-I2) satellite has arrived at Pariacabo harbour in French Guiana, ready to be transported to Europe’s Spaceport.
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Earth from Space: Buenos Aires

12/06/2026 2284 views 44 likes
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Urban expansion and flood risk in Hanoi, 2016–2026
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Tracking urban expansion in hazard-prone areas

11/06/2026 2167 views 25 likes
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Press Release N° 20–2026
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ESA and EDA launch joint study to strengthen Europe’s Earth observation capabilities

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Defence Agency (EDA) have signed an Implementing Arrangement to jointly identify strategic and technological gaps in Europe’s Earth observation capabilities and develop a long-term roadmap in support of security and defence.
22/04/2026 1436 views
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Media invitation: three innovative European weather and climate satellites in the cleanroom

Journalists are invited to a one-off opportunity to see three ESA-built satellites in their final preparations before liftoff. 
11/03/2026 1373 views
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From the Minoans to satellite metrology

08/12/2025 2578 views 29 likes
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HydroGNSS launch highlights

28/11/2025 2346 views 33 likes
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    This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features the Batagaika Crater in Siberia. This is the biggest permafrost crater in the world, caused by melting permafrost and also known as a ‘mega-slump’.

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