Earth from Space: Heel of Italy
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over a section of Italy's heel in the southern part of the boot-shaped peninsula.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the ...
Hera and its CubeSats speak with...
ESA's Hera asteroid mission and its two CubeSats interacted as if they were in space, within the foam pyramid-lined walls of the Agency's Maxwell test chamber in the Netherlands. The trio ...
Space for a travel quiz!
A new collaboration between ESA and Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands has got passengers thinking about space. Digital screens throughout the airport featuring stunning satellite images of Earth ...
A milestone in digital Earth modelling
Destination Earth is now live! Launched today during a ceremony at the EuroHPC LUMI Supercomputer Centre in Kajaani, Finland, Destination Earth provides unprecedented insights into the complexity of ...
Earth from Space: Grand Bahama Island
Ahead of World Ocean Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the west of Grand Bahama Island, in the Bahamas.Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the ...
Air-quality mission ready to join its...
Following months of meticulous testing to ensure that it will deliver first-class data on air quality around the world, the new Copernicus Sentinel-5 instrument has been delivered to Airbus in France ...
EarthCARE on cloud nine after smooth...
ESA's EarthCARE mission has completed its important ?Launch and Early Orbit Phase' and is ready to begin the commissioning of its four scientific instruments. The data they gather will improve our ...
Mission control GO for EarthCARE launch
At ESA's ESOC mission control, in Darmstadt, Germany, every launch is preceded by a pre-launch briefing ? and the all-important group photo. This is the team that will fly EarthCARE ? ESA's newest ...
Mission complete for ESAs OPS-SAT...
ESA's experimental OPS-SAT CubeSat mission came to an end during the night of 22?23 May 2024 (CEST).Launched on 18 December 2019, OPS-SAT was tasked with opening up the world of spacecraft operations ...
Swarm helps discover Steves long-lost...
Ever since aurora chasers discovered Steve, a mysterious ribbon of purple light in the night sky, scientists have wondered whether it might have a secret twin. Now, thanks to a photographer's keen ...
