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  • Introduction to Space Law Training Course 2026 open for application

    Introduction to Space Law Training Course 2026 open for application

    Following the success of previous editions, ESA’s Education Office, in collaboration with ESA’s Legal Services Department, is once again organising the five-day Introduction to Space Law Training Course. The fourth edition of this course will take place in-person from 2 to 6 March 2026 at ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Facility in ESA’s European Space…


  • Brazil gears up to harness ESA’s Biomass data

    Brazil gears up to harness ESA’s Biomass data

    As the COP30 climate conference gets underway in Brazil, the world’s attention is once again drawn to the plight of the Amazon – the planet’s largest and most vital rainforest. With the European Space Agency’s Earth Explorer Biomass satellite now in orbit, ESA is helping Brazil prepare to transform this new mission’s groundbreaking data into…


  • Copernicus Sentinel-6B pre-launch media briefing

    Copernicus Sentinel-6B pre-launch media briefing

    Video: 00:49:31 Copernicus Sentinel-6B, a sea-level monitoring satellite, is due to be launched no earlier than 17 November. Officials from ESA, the European Commission, EUMETSAT, NASA and marine applications users are set to share the latest information about this exciting mission and to be on-hand to answer questions.


  • Watch: Sentinel-6B launch live broadcast

    Watch: Sentinel-6B launch live broadcast

    Sentinel-6B, the next sea-level monitoring satellite for the Copernicus Earth observation programme, is ready for launch at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in just a few days. Here’s how you can watch the liftoff live on ESA Web TV.


  • OBSERVER: Thermal Trace from C3S – a powerful new way to monitor heat and cold stress 

    OBSERVER: Thermal Trace from C3S – a powerful new way to monitor heat and cold stress 

    OBSERVER: Thermal Trace from C3S – a powerful new way to monitor heat and cold stress  enora@ALSOcons… Thu, 13/11/2025 – 10:32 The summer of 2025 in Europe highlighted the growing impact of extreme heat. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Bulletins, successive heatwaves in June, July, and August pushed “feels-like” temperatures to dangerous levels in parts of the…


  • Copernicus Sentinel-1D journey to space

    Copernicus Sentinel-1D journey to space

    Video: 00:03:39 The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has joined the Sentinel-1 mission in orbit. Launch took place on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (18:02 local time) on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The Sentinel-1 mission delivers high-resolution radar images of Earth’s surface, performing in all weathers, day-and-night. This service…


  • ESA satellites track progress on Paris Agreement goals

    ESA satellites track progress on Paris Agreement goals

    As the United Nations COP30 climate change conference convenes in Belém, Brazil, the world’s attention will turn to the heart of the Amazon rainforest – a region that symbolises both hope and concern in the fight against climate change. Once considered one of Earth’s most vital carbon sinks, the Amazon is now showing troubling signs…


  • Earth from Space: Branco River, Brazil

    Earth from Space: Branco River, Brazil

    Image: Ahead of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30) taking place in Belém, Brazil, from 10-21 November, this IRIDE image shows the Branco River and its surrounding forests in the Brazilian state of Roraima.


  • Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Water

    Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Water

    Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Water ldhoop Thu, 06/11/2025 – 11:38 As Europe faces growing challenges from droughts, floods, and changing water quality, the Copernicus Thematic Workshop on Water will bring together policy-makers, decision-makers, and service providers to explore how EO can help us better manage this vital resource. Taking place in Brussels and online, the…


  • ESA’s HydroGNSS Scout satellites ready for launch

    ESA’s HydroGNSS Scout satellites ready for launch

    After arriving at the California launch site at the end of September, the two HydroGNSS satellites have been carefully prepared for liftoff, scheduled this month. HydroGNSS – a twin-satellite mission – marks the European Space Agency’s first ‘Scout’ venture. By harnessing signals from navigation satellites, HydroGNSS will help scientists gain new insights into key climate…