ESA signs contracts advancing Greeces...

2024-11-15, 17:40 ESA

Today, the European Space Agency signed six contracts that will help position Greece as a key player in the field of Earth observation.The contracts fall under Greece's National Satellite Space ...

Earth from Space: Clouds or snow?

2024-11-15, 17:25 ESA

These two images acquired by Copernicus Sentinel-2 highlight how the mission can help distinguish between clouds and snow.The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites each carry a high-resolution ...

Sentinel-1 mission site with icon

2024-11-15, 16:55 ESA

Sentinel-1 mission site with icon

Extreme heat weakens lands power to...

2024-11-13, 14:02 ESA

A new European Space Agency-backed study shows that the extreme heatwaves of 2023, which fuelled huge wildfires and severe droughts, also undermined the land's capacity to soak up atmospheric carbon. ...

CHIME given the shakes

2024-11-12, 19:57 ESA

A model of the CHIME instrument has recently undergone rigorous testing to confirm it can endure the stresses of launch and the harsh conditions of space. This new Copernicus mission will provide ...

Hera burns towards Mars

2024-11-08, 13:02 ESA

ESA's Hera mission has completed the first critical manoeuvre on its journey to the Didymos binary asteroid system since launch on 7 October.On 23 October, Hera fired its three orbital control ...

Earth from Space: Autumn foliage...

2024-11-08, 12:17 ESA

This compilation of images, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, showcases the characteristic hues of autumn in different European countries.Autumn foliage is one of nature's most stunning ...

Snow returns to Mount Fuji

2024-11-07, 18:23 ESA

Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, has seen its first snowfall after one of the longest periods without snow since records began 130 years ago.The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured this image of ...

Devastating floods in Spain witnessed...

2024-11-05, 21:27 ESA

Torrential rainfall causing deadly flash floods has hit southern and eastern Spain in regions including the Costa del Sol, where the city of Malaga is located, and Valencia in the east. As these ...

Moon waves goodbye to Hera

2024-11-05, 12:52 ESA

As ESA's Hera mission for planetary defence departed its homeworld it looked back to Earth to show the Moon orbiting around it. In this sequence of images the terrestrial disc gradually shrinks as ...