Hidden beneath the biggest ice mass on Earth, hundreds of subglacial lakes form a crucial part of Antarctica’s icy structure, affecting the movement and stability of glaciers, and consequentially influencing global sea level rise. Thanks to a decade of data from the European Space Agency’s CryoSat satellite, researchers have identified 85 previously unknown lakes several…

Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures a cloud-free view over the island of Komodo in southeastern Indonesia.

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For over a decade, mission control teams at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) have successfully commissioned and operated most of the Sentinel fleet of satellites. This week, in preparation of the coming launch of Sentinel-1D, mission controllers have begun the simulations of the critical ‘launch and early orbit phase’.

The Lunar Technologies AGH student team from AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Poland, has successfully completed environmental testing of their lunar payload, Lunaris, at the ESA’s CubeSat Support Facility (CSF) in Belgium.

Image: First view of aerosols from MetOp Second Generation’s 3MI instrument

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Image: Part of the Gibson Desert in Western Australia is featured in this image, captured by the Φsat-2 mission in June 2025.

The fourth satellite for the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, Sentinel-1D, has arrived at Félix Eboué airport, the main airport in French Guiana. From there the spacecraft, safely stored in its protective casing, will be transported to launch preparation facilities at the European Spaceport in Kourou.