EUSAR 2026 – 16th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar FlorianZedek Wed, 25/03/2026 – 18:24 EUSAR is an important international platform for advancing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) techniques, concepts and technologies for various domains like science, climate research, commercial services and security. The SAR community provided in this time unique datasets like for example global…

Wildfires that swept across the Amazon in 2024 were the most devastating in more than two decades. New research funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) suggests emissions may have been up to three times higher than earlier estimates.

28th FIG Congress FlorianZedek Tue, 24/03/2026 – 17:32 FIG Congress 2026 offers a platform for the exchange of knowledge, ideas, techniques and technologies. By granting regional and local educators, practitioners, and researchers access to an international network, this conference and exhibition fosters opportunities for regional and local participants to establish novel business connections and research…

StatEO26 FlorianZedek Tue, 24/03/2026 – 17:25 The Earth Observation for Official Statistics and policy indicators reporting Conference is planned to take place from 05 to 07 May 2026 in ESRIN.  The event will facilitate the integration of EO into national statistics and other official data supporting policy needs, addressing how EO data can enhance the…

EGU26 FlorianZedek Tue, 24/03/2026 – 17:04 The EGU General Assembly 2026 will take place from 3–8 May in Vienna and online,    Uniting thousands of geoscientists from all EGU divisions. This hybrid event offers an open and inclusive space for sharing research, discussing new scientific insights, and building collaborations.    Meeting format The EGU General…

Arctic rivers and runoff from the land pour vast volumes of freshwater into the Arctic Ocean, influencing seawater salinity, sea-ice formation and ocean circulation, thereby playing an important role in regulating Earth’s heat balance. As northern monitoring networks decline, scientists have turned to satellite data to reconstruct two decades of river discharge and runoff, revealing…

Image: Ahead of the World Day for Glaciers, Copernicus Sentinel-2 captures the diverse landscape of western Norway with its jagged fjords, fertile valleys, mountain plateaus and Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in continental Europe.

OBSERVER: Understanding space weather events sonia Wed, 18/03/2026 – 10:19 Our planet and the space environment surrounding the Earth are regularly affected by variations in solar activity. Though invisible to most of us, these fluctuations trigger space weather events, which can disrupt the operations of electronic  equipment and affect critical infrastructure we rely on every…

Thanks to the success of the Arctic Weather Satellite prototype and Eumetsat’s recent greenlight to develop a full constellation of similar satellites called Sterna, the European Space Agency has awarded OHB Sweden with the contract to build 20 satellites. This marks a major step toward better monitoring rapidly evolving weather, improving forecasts of severe events…

It seems improbable that a satellite designed to monitor polar ice sheets and floating sea ice could accurately measure a disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field. But that is just what ESA’s CryoSat mission did earlier this year.