Top 10 Earth observation stories of 2023
This year has been a whirlwind of captivating Earth observation stories and news, spanning from dramatic volcanic eruptions to powerful earthquakes to witnessing icebergs on the run. Join us as we ...
Shining a light on NASA?s deep space...
"Fibre optic technology on Earth has enabled incredible data transfer speeds for applications like the internet," says Clemens Heese, the Head of the Optical Technologies section at ESA?s European ...
Earth from Space: Icy landscape
As the holiday season swiftly approaches, frosty landscapes tend to be associated with the magical idea of a white Christmas. But this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image over the Antarctica Peninsula sheds ...
ESA forges ahead with Destination Earth
The second phase of the European Union?s Destination Earth initiative has been approved at ESA Council. Destination Earth, also known as DestinE, will build digital models of Earth allowing greater ...
Permafrost thaw: a silent menace
Ice is without doubt one of the first casualties of climate change, but the effects of our warming world are not only limited to ice melting on Earth?s surface. Ground that has been frozen for ...
Little Pictures winner announced at...
The winning entry to a Europe-wide data visualisation contest was announced and showcased last week at COP28. The ?Little Pictures? competition challenged the continent?s creative talent to design ...
Earth from Space: Hurricane Otis
The powerful Hurricane Otis has been captured in this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image when it was approaching Mexico?s southern Pacific coast in October 2023.Zoom in to explore this image at its full ...
Minding the gap on tropical forest...
Tropical forests are clearly critical to Earth?s climate system, but understanding exactly how much carbon they absorb from the atmosphere, store and release is tricky to calculate, not least because ...
Tracking human emissions from space
The Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) mission will be the first satellite mission to measure how much carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere through human ...
Understanding climate tipping points
As the planet warms, many parts of the Earth system are undergoing large-scale changes. Ice sheets are shrinking, sea levels are rising and coral reefs are dying off.While climate records are being ...
