ESA and IBM collaborate on TerraMind

2025-04-24, 08:00 ESA

The first version of TerraMind, a powerful next-generation AI model designed to help us better understand and protect our planet, was released today.The European Space Agency (ESA) has teamed up with ...

Final preparations for Biomass...

2025-04-23, 21:00 ESA

As the launch of the Biomass satellite approaches, the excitement is palpable at ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany. Over the winter months, a dedicated team has been ...

Lifting the canopy on Earths forests

2025-04-23, 11:20 ESA

ESA's state-of-the-art Biomass  mission has been designed to shed new light on the health and dynamics of the world's forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing ...

Next generation scientists set sail...

2025-04-22, 21:40 ESA

A new wave of ocean scientists has embarked on an extraordinary six-week voyage aboard a majestic tall ship that set sail today from Norway bound for southern France. But this is no ordinary ...

Biomass on the launch pad

2025-04-22, 17:20 ESA

ESA's Biomass satellite, encapsulated within a Vega-C rocket fairing, has been rolled out to the launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of liftoff, planned for 29 April at 11:15 ...

Earth from Space: Giza, Egypt

2025-04-18, 11:20 ESA

This very high-resolution image captures the Egyptian city of Giza and its surrounding area, including the world-famous Giza Pyramid Complex.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution or ...

Sea surface warming faster than expected

2025-04-17, 20:40 ESA

Satellite observations show that sea-surface temperatures over the past four decades have been getting warmer at an accelerated pace.Between 1985 and 1989, a warming of 0.06 C per decade was ...

Register now for ESAs Living Planet...

2025-04-17, 16:50 ESA

Registrations are now open for the European Space Agency's Living Planet Symposium (LPS) ? one of the largest Earth observation conferences in the world. The event will take place on 23?27 June 2025 ...

Forest mission sealed within rocket...

2025-04-16, 21:20 ESA

With the launch of ESA's Biomass satellite scheduled for 29 April, preparations at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, have reached a key milestone. The satellite has now been sealed inside ...

Protecting ocean biodiversity with...

2025-04-16, 08:00 ESA

An ESA-funded study that used satellite data to define biodiversity zones and shipping lanes in the Atlantic Ocean suggests it is possible to protect 30% of ocean habitats, with little impact on ...