Biomass on the launch pad
ESA's Biomass satellite, encapsulated within a Vega-C rocket fairing, has been rolled out to the launch pad at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of liftoff, planned for 29 April at 11:15 ...
Earth from Space: Giza, Egypt
This very high-resolution image captures the Egyptian city of Giza and its surrounding area, including the world-famous Giza Pyramid Complex.Zoom in to explore this image at its full resolution or ...
Sea surface warming faster than expected
Satellite observations show that sea-surface temperatures over the past four decades have been getting warmer at an accelerated pace.Between 1985 and 1989, a warming of 0.06 C per decade was ...
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 ...
