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2026-08-01, 08:30 ESA

The European Space Agency's two-satellite HydroGNSS Scout mission has completed commissioning and is now in full scientific operations.Following extensive testing and validation of the satellites, ...

2026-07-31, 08:00 ESA

As the Pacific Ocean moves into an El Niño phase, scientists are monitoring changes in sea-surface temperature, but also sea-surface salinity – which is another key indicator of this ...

2026-07-29, 09:00 ESA

More than one month on from the catastrophic twin earthquakes in northern Venezuela on 24 June 2026, satellite data show the ground displacement was greater than first estimated.The map below shows ...

2026-07-28, 17:20 ESA

Destination Earth (DestinE), a flagship initiative funded by the European Commission, to develop a highly accurate digital replica of Earth's systems, is preparing to extend its rollout, so more ...

2026-07-28, 11:20 ESA

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, captured on 26 July, shows a zoomed-in view of the Cebreros ground station, west of Madrid, Spain.The area around the town of Ávila, about 100 km northwest of the ...

2026-07-28, 11:10 ESA

These images by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, captured on 26 July, show the area to the west of Bordeaux, in south-western France, where wildfires continue to burn countryside, fanned by wind ...

2026-07-25, 13:50 ESA

With fewer cars on the road, planes in the air and factories running, the skies seemed cleaner during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, while there was a decline in pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, ...

2026-07-25, 13:40 ESA

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.Zoom in to explore this ...

2026-07-25, 10:30 ESA

With liftoff scheduled for September, excitement is building at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana as two cutting-edge Earth observation satellites, FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C, have arrived to ...

2026-07-25, 10:00 ESA

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Australia's southwestern corner in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, seen here in June 2026.Zoom in or click on the circles to ...