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Earth from Space: Lava flow on Réunion Island

10/04/2026 2539 views 39 likes
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures an active lava flow on the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on Réunion Island.
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ROSE-L radar wing deployment test
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ROSE-L radar unfolds in crucial ground test

08/04/2026 947 views 14 likes
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Earth from Space: Eyes on our Moon

03/04/2026 8453 views 141 likes
In an unusual perspective for an Earth-observing satellite, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures this image of Earth’s only natural satellite.
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Sahara whips up a dust storm over Canary islands

01/04/2026 2389 views 52 likes
The image from Copernicus Sentinel-3 shows a Saharan dust storm over the Atlantic Ocean, with the Canary Islands visible off the coast of Morocco.
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Italy’s IRIDE space programme adds eight satellites
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Eight more satellites added to IRIDE space programme

31/03/2026 1478 views 37 likes
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Medicane Jolina from MSG
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Getting to the core of a medicane

27/03/2026 3463 views 36 likes
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MTG-I2 pushed into place for final environmental tests
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Next MTG satellite passes final environmental tests

27/03/2026 463 views 18 likes
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Earth from Space: Kimberley, Australia

27/03/2026 1867 views 53 likes
Western Australia’s Kimberley region is featured in this double view from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
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Carbon monoxide emissions over central South America, September 2024
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Amazon wildfire emissions up to three times higher than est…

25/03/2026 1896 views 41 likes
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Earth from Space: Jostedalsbreen, Norway

20/03/2026 3986 views 62 likes
Ahead of the World Day for Glaciers, Copernicus Sentinel-2 captures the diverse landscape of western Norway with its jagged fjords, fertile valleys, mountain plateaus and Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in continental Europe.
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Press Release N° 13–2026
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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 1021 views
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From the Minoans to satellite metrology

08/12/2025 1793 views 25 likes
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Replay: HydroGNSS launch coverage

28/11/2025 819 views 20 likes
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HydroGNSS launch highlights

28/11/2025 1868 views 32 likes
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ESA’s HydroGNSS mission lifts off

28/11/2025 1301 views 25 likes
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