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Earth from Space: Sending love from above

13/02/2026 1930 views 51 likes
For Valentine’s Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission sends love from space, capturing the heart-shaped oasis of Faiyum, just south of Cairo, Egypt.
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Flooding around the Tejo River, Portugal, by Sentinel-1
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Intense rainfall brings floods across Iberian Peninsula

10/02/2026 9700 views 77 likes
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Earth from Space: Olympic view

06/02/2026 7838 views 157 likes
With the 2026 Winter Olympics officially opening today, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission brings us a striking view of northern Italy, highlighting several key Olympic venues.
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Changes in methane concentration 2019–2022
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The curious case of why methane spiked around Covid

06/02/2026 5432 views 79 likes
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Destination Earth ready for phase 3
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Europe’s digital Earth gets ready to grow user community

02/02/2026 1619 views 20 likes
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Tibetan Plateau vertical ground displacement
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New satellite view of Tibet’s tectonic clash

30/01/2026 10419 views 69 likes
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Earth from Space: Rudong coast, China

30/01/2026 1844 views 41 likes
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of the coastal area of Rudong County on China’s eastern seaboard.
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Global air humidity by MTG-Sounder
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Europe’s next-generation weather satellite sends back first…

27/01/2026 85996 views 84 likes
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Earth from Space: Pantanal

23/01/2026 2531 views 54 likes
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us at the Brazilian-Bolivian border over part of the Pantanal region, a unique ecosystem, home to an impressive variety of plants and wildlife.
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Smoke plumes from Chile wildfires seen by Sentinel-3

20/01/2026 1357 views 42 likes
This image, captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3 on 18 January 2026, shows clouds of smoke from wildfires on the coast of Chile.
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From the Minoans to satellite metrology

08/12/2025 1277 views 24 likes
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Replay: HydroGNSS launch coverage

28/11/2025 653 views 18 likes
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HydroGNSS launch highlights

28/11/2025 1697 views 30 likes
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ESA’s HydroGNSS mission lifts off

28/11/2025 1016 views 25 likes
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Data from Copernicus Sentinel-6 critical for low-lying countries
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Eumetsat takes control of Sentinel-6B

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    This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image over the South Atlantic Ocean features a close-up view of the A23a iceberg, once the world’s largest. The unusually cloud-free image shows the first signs that the iceberg will soon disintegrate completely.

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