Earth from Space: Agricultural...
A colourful patchwork of agricultural fields is pictured in this radar image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1 over southeastern Romania.Although satellites carrying optical, or ?camera-like', ...
Taking to the skies for EarthCARE
Launched just six months ago and still in its commissioning phase, ESA's EarthCARE satellite is already producing remarkable data from its four instruments, offering groundbreaking insights into ...
How do radar satellites work?
Radar allows us to see through what would otherwise be invisible. By sending out radio waves that bounce off objects and return as echoes, radar creates a detailed picture of our surrounding ...
Advanced Tech Research Tops Crew...
Advanced technology research into DNA-like nanomaterials, bacterial genetic analysis, and 3D printing kept the Expedition 72 crew busy the day before Thanksgiving. The International Space Station ...
Case study: Ariel
Credit: ARIEL space mission / ESAAriel will help scientists understand the key processes which form planetary systems and affect how they evolve.Thousands of exoplanets have now been discovered with ...
Sentinel-1C pre-launch media briefing
Watch the replay of the Sentinel-1C pre-launch media briefing for detailed information on the mission which will be launched aboard a Vega-C rocket no earlier than 4 December at 18:20 local time ...
Case study: James Webb Space...
Artist's rendering of the JWST observatory. Credit: NASAThe UK in the James Webb Space TelescopeNASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is looking further back in time than any other telescope, to ...
Case study: Soil moisture and ocean...
Artist's impression of SMOS in orbit. Credit: ESA.A greater understanding of soil moisture and ocean salinity will lead to better forecasting of weather and extreme-weather events.Soil moisture and ...
NASA Plane Supported Innovative...
A bell rings and a strobe light flashes as a pilot pulls the nose of the DC-9 aircraft up sharply. The blood quickly drains from researchers' heads as they are pulled to the cabin floor by a force ...
ESA awards development contract for...
Today, the ESA awarded a contract to Open Cosmos to design, build, launch and commission the NanoMagSat Scout satellites. This new mission will uphold Europe's leadership in monitoring Earth's ...
