Timelapse of Sentinel-1B Launch
This timelapse video shows Sentinel-1B, from final preparations to liftoff on a Soyuz launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, on 25 April 2016 at 21:02…
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Sentinel-1A Satellite Image of Ireland
The Sentinel-1A satellite takes us over to Ireland, in this multi-temporal colour composite of land coverage across the island. (Download a hired image here). With a…
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The Manicouagan Crater in Canada
This false-colour image featuring the Manicouagan Crater was captured by the Sentinel-1A satellite on 21 March. Carved out by an asteroid strike some 214 million years…
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NASA, UN Launch Photo Competition Which Highlights Why Space Matters on Earth
NASA and the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) have launched a global photography competition to highlight how the vantage point of space helps…
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A Free Online Course Providing an Introduction to Monitoring Climate Change
Registration is open for a free online course that provides an introduction to monitoring climate change using satellite Earth observation. ESA has teamed up with FutureLearn,…
Read the articleEarth Day: Share Your Pictures and Video of Your Favorite Places on Earth
There are (so far) 1,800 known planets beyond our solar system, but among all of them, there’s no place like Earth. This Earth Day, April 22,…
Read the articleDramatically Increased Risk of U.S. Megadroughts Could Be Caused by Carbon Emissions
Droughts in the U.S. Southwest and Central Plains during the last half of this century could be drier and longer than drought conditions seen in those…
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Ozone-Depleting Compound From Unknown Source Found in Earth’s Atmosphere
NASA research shows Earth’s atmosphere contains an unexpectedly large amount of an ozone-depleting compound from an unknown source decades after the compound was banned worldwide. Carbon…
Read the articleEarth’s Ice Sheets Now Losing 500 Cubic Kilometres a Year
Measurements from ESA’s CryoSat mission have been used to map the height of the huge ice sheets that blanket Greenland and Antarctica and show how they…
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Using a Stone-Age Technology to Clear Satellite Debris
Faced with the challenge of capturing tumbling satellites to clear key orbits, ESA is considering turning to an ancient terrestrial technology: the harpoon. Used since the…
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