Earth from Space: Central Ethiopia
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission brings us a false-colour radar image of central Ethiopia.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution or click on the circles to learn more.The depicted area ...
Preparing for Juices daring double flyby
Next month, ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will carry out the first combined lunar-Earth flyby. Preparations are under way at ESA mission control for this highly precise manoeuvre, which ...
Double trouble: Gaia hit by...
Launched in December 2013, ESA's Gaia spacecraft is on a mission to map the locations and motions of more than a billion stars in the Milky Way with extreme precision.But it's not easy being a ...
Weather satellite passes bake and...
As climate change drives more frequent and severe weather events, the need for accurate and timely forecasting has never been more critical. And now, the next Meteosat Third Generation weather ...
Earth from Space: Hainan Strait
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Hainan Strait in southern China.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn more.The Hainan Strait, ...
Hera in the doghouse
Like a pet being put in its kennel, ESA's Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence was placed back in its transport container for the latest phase in its test campaign.The spacecraft is not due ...
Countdown to Hera: launch campaign...
ESA's Hera mission is due to launch in October this year on a quest to survey the Didymos binary asteroid system and study the results of the first-ever test of asteroid deflection.The spacecraft ...
Tracking Ariane 6 as it soars over...
A network of ground stations around the world, including two owned by ESA, will track the debut flight of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket. They will monitor key phases of the flight and gather telemetry ...
Summer solstice 2024
Summer officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere today 20 June, marking the longest day of the year. The summer solstice, which is when the Sun reaches the most northerly point in the sky, is ...
Earth from Space: Adams Bridge
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows Adam's Bridge, a chain of shoals linking India and Sri Lanka.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn ...
