Register now for ESAs Living Planet...
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...
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...
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 ...
Meet Biomass
Meet Biomass ? ESA's next Earth Explorer mission to launch. Carrying the first P-band synthetic aperture radar in space, this new mission is set to deliver crucial information about the state of ...
Media advisory: Earth Explorer...
14 April 2025The European Space Agency's (ESA) Earth Explorer Biomass satellite will launch on a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana on 29 April 2025. Journalists are cordially ...
Earth from Space: Great Barrier Reef,...
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of one of the world's natural wonders ? the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off the east coast of Queensland, Australia.Zoom in to explore this image ...
Biomass fully loaded
Marking a major milestone in the preparation of ESA's Biomass satellite for its scheduled 29 April liftoff, experts have completed the critical and hazardous process of fuelling the satellite.Once ...
Weather, climate and air quality...
The first of the new generation of MetOp satellites, MetOp-SG Satellite-A, together with the instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission, are now ready to be shipped to their launch site. But ...
Earth from Space: The shrinking Aral Sea
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission shows us what is left of the Aral Sea, once the fourth largest lake in the world.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution or click on the circles to ...
Earth Observation Excellence Award...
In recognition of outstanding contributions to scientific advancement and innovation using Earth observation data, the ESA Earth Observation Excellence Award is presented annually to early-career ...
