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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.
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ESA Observing the Earth

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

Biomass

ESA's forest mission

April 15th, 2025 11:00:00 EDT -0400 Meet Biomass
Video: 00:00:53

Meet Biomass â€“ 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 our forests and how they are changing, and to further our knowledge of the role forests play in the carbon cycle.

April 15th, 2025 09:05:00 EDT -0400 Protecting ocean biodiversity with satellite data
Protecting areas of the Atlantic Ocean from human activity

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 fishing and shipping.

April 14th, 2025 09:57:00 EDT -0400 Media advisory: Earth Explorer Biomass satellite launch media events
Biomass satellite

Media advisory

Earth Explorer Biomass satellite launch media events

April 11th, 2025 04:00:00 EDT -0400 Earth from Space: Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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. Image: 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.
April 10th, 2025 05:30:00 EDT -0400 Biomass fully loaded
Preparing Biomass for fuelling

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.

April 8th, 2025 08:40:00 EDT -0400 Weather, climate and air quality missions on display
MetOp-SG-A1 in the cleanroom

The first of the new generation of MetOp satellites, MetOp-SG Satellite-A, together with the instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission, are now ready to be shipped to their launch site. But before the last leg of their terrestrial journey, they were on display to the media at Airbus’s facilities in Toulouse, France.

April 4th, 2025 04:00:00 EDT -0400 Earth from Space: The shrinking Aral Sea
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission shows us what is left of the Aral Sea, once the fourth largest lake in the world. Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission shows us what is left of the Aral Sea, once the fourth largest lake in the world.
April 3rd, 2025 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Earth Observation Excellence Award 2025 winners
Earth Observation Excellence Award 2025

In recognition of outstanding contributions to scientific advancement and innovation using Earth observation data, the ESA Earth Observation Excellence Award is presented annually to early-career researchers.

April 3rd, 2025 04:00:00 EDT -0400 How hidden lakes threaten Antarctic Ice Sheet stability
Thwaites Glacier from Sentinel-1

For decades, satellites have played a crucial role in our understanding of the remote polar regions. The ongoing loss of Antarctic ice, owing to the climate crisis, is, sadly, no longer surprising. However, satellites do more than just track the accelerating flow of glaciers towards the ocean and measure ice thickness.

New research highlights how ESA’s CryoSat mission has been used to uncover the hidden impact of subglacial lakes – vast reservoirs of water buried deep under the ice – that can suddenly drain into the ocean in dramatic outbursts and affect ice loss.

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 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 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