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ESA - Observing the Earth News

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
ESA Observing the Earth
ESA Observing the Earth

ESA Observing the Earth

March 10th, 2025 08:26:00 EDT -0400 Biomass

Biomass

ESA's forest mission

April 1st, 2025 05:33:00 EDT -0400 Mandalay rupture
Mandalay rupture Image: Mandalay rupture
March 31st, 2025 10:39:00 EDT -0400 Biomass cleared for fuelling
Biomass cleared for fuelling Image: Biomass cleared for fuelling
March 31st, 2025 04:53:00 EDT -0400 ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite hailed as excellent
Arctic Weather Satellite introduces a new channel

Launched just seven months ago, ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite has been proving how the New Space approach can accelerate the development of missions capable of delivering detailed temperature and humidity profiles for short-term weather forecasts.

Moreover, the impact of this tiny prototype satellite goes even further – its measuring instrument has been recognised as able to provide data that’s on a par with traditional large missions.

March 28th, 2025 07:00:00 EDT -0400 IRIDE first image presented at ESA–ESRIN
IRIDE first image over Rome

The first image from a new Italian Earth observation satellite mission was published today: a high-resolution image of a strip of the Italian peninsular showing the city of Rome at a resolution of 2.66 metres. This is three times higher than the resolution currently available for systematic acquisition over Italy.

March 28th, 2025 05:00:00 EDT -0400 Earth from Space: Waza National Park, Cameroon
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the striking landscape surrounding the Waza National Park in Cameroon. Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captures the striking landscape surrounding the Waza National Park in Cameroon.
March 25th, 2025 06:00:00 EDT -0400 Media invitation: meet the new MetOp Second Generation and Sentinel-5 missions
MetOp-SG-A1 complete

Media invitation

Meet the new MetOp Second Generation and Sentinel-5 missions

March 21st, 2025 05:00:00 EDT -0400 Earth from Space: Land of giants
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.
March 17th, 2025 07:25:00 EDT -0400 Biomass out of the box
Biomass out of the box Image: Biomass out of the box
March 10th, 2025 06:00:00 EDT -0400 ESA’s pioneering Biomass satellite arrives at launch site
Biomass heads for the launch site

Marking another step towards new insights into Earth’s forests and their role in the carbon cycle, ESA’s groundbreaking Biomass satellite has arrived at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, to be prepared for liftoff on a Vega-C rocket at the end of April.

March 5th, 2025 09:00:00 EST -0500 Nord Stream methane leak far bigger than estimated
Nord Stream pipe lines

The methane emitted in 2022 by the damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines was more than double the volume estimated at the time, according to a study published in Nature.

March 5th, 2025 04:42:00 EST -0500 Call for interest: Biomass launch media event at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana
Biomass in orbit

Call for interest

Biomass launch media event at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana

February 20th, 2025 08:44:00 EST -0500 Two atmospheric missions on one satellite
MTG-S and Sentinel-4 in the cleanroom in Bremen, lateral view

The second of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites and the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission are fully integrated and, having completed their functional and environmental tests, they are now ready to embark on their journey to the US for launch this summer.

January 27th, 2025 09:51:00 EST -0500 Media invitation: cleanroom visit to MTG-S and Sentinel-4
Sentinel-4 on MTG-S

Media invitation: cleanroom visit to MTG-S and Sentinel-4

January 22nd, 2025 08:31:00 EST -0500 Media invitation: last chance to see ESA’s Biomass satellite
Biomass satellite over forest

Media invitation: last chance to see ESA’s Biomass satellite