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2026-07-14, 10:00 ESA

Europe is facing an intense heatwave, with record temperatures and several cities under red alert. On 23 June, France recorded its hottest June day ever.This image was captured the same day by the ...

2026-07-14, 09:20 ESA

Every space mission starts with a question: how do we get there? At ESA, Advanced Mission Analysis Tools (AMAT) is helping mission analysts answer it, providing a modern, flexible environment for ...

2026-07-13, 09:00 ESA

The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has begun its launch campaign, during which it will go through final inspections before being fitted inside the fairing of the Ariane 6 ...

2026-07-13, 08:50 ESA

Thirty years after the European Space Agency first demonstrated the power of flying two satellites in very close formation, the concept was recently recreated. By temporarily positioning two ...

2026-07-12, 17:40 ESA

Since its launch in October 2018, the joint ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has been on an eight-year journey through space to reach Mercury. This September, the mission will finally enter its ...

2026-07-11, 08:30 ESA

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures Canada's Great Bear Lake in striking colours.Straddling the Arctic Circle, Great Bear Lake lies in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Its area of 31 328 ...

2026-07-09, 08:50 ESA

Operating across 140 million km of space, the control team for ESA's Hera mission have succeeded in upgrading the software running the spacecraft, leaving it ready to explore the distant Dimorphos ...

2026-07-08, 08:20 ESA

The Hellenic Fire System has returned its first image, marking an important milestone in Greece's future national space-based wildfire monitoring capability.Launched at the beginning of May, the ...

2026-07-07, 12:20 ESA

2 July 2026Media representatives are invited to express their interest in attending the media programme for the launch of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager weather satellite, MTG-I2, at ...

2026-07-06, 21:50 ESA

After 12 years of exceptional service, the pioneering Copernicus Sentinel-1A radar satellite has reached the end of its mission. Originally designed for a seven-year life in orbit, the satellite has ...