Press Release N° 64–2025 The 337th meeting of ESA Council took place at the European Space Agency’s headquarters in Paris on 23 and 24 October 2025.   

The European Space Agency’s Council at Ministerial Level is the time for bold vision and decisive action. In November, ESA’s Member States, Associate States, and Cooperating States will unite to elevate Europe’s role in space and secure its continued leadership for the benefit of citizens. At the heart of ESA’s Earth Observation Programmes stands FutureEO…

OBSERVER: FPCUP – Seven years of strengthening Copernicus uptake across Europe and beyond sonia Thu, 23/10/2025 – 12:55 Over the past seven years, the Caroline Herschel Framework Partnership Agreement (FPCUP) has strengthened the connection between the European Union’s Earth Observation programme and its user community. Through more than 220 actions carried out by 50 partners…

MetOp-SG’s IASI-NG returns first data

The new Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission has delivered its first images, highlighting concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide and ozone. Despite being preliminary, these images mark a major milestone in Europe’s ability to monitor air quality all the way from geostationary orbit, 36 000 kilometres above Earth.

As part of the ESA Academy Experiments programme, the SKYWALKER student team from Aalborg University, Denmark, successfully tested a smart algorithm to help a robotic arm on a floating platform move in microgravity-like conditions. The test campaign took place in late September 2025 at ESA ESTEC’s Orbital Robotics Lab. This work is paving the way…

The launch campaign of the next satellite to join the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is progressing on schedule for launch on Tuesday, 4 November, on board an Ariane 6 rocket.

6th edition of the contest for the best satellite image of Earth sonia Fri, 17/10/2025 – 17:44 The annual international contest ‘Seize the beauty of our Planet’ recognizes the most beautiful satellite images of the Earth. This year’s theme is Cities and nature. It is the 6th time that CloudFerro, a Copernicus Ambassador, is inviting…

Image: The changing face of the Chilean glaciers in the Laguna San Rafael National Park is featured in these satellite images from 1987 and 2024.

OBSERVER: Air Quality Challenges in 2025: Europe’s Summer of Smoke, Dust and Ozone sonia Wed, 15/10/2025 – 17:05 The summer of 2025 significantly affected Europe’s atmosphere. From record-breaking wildfires in southern and western Europe, to intense Saharan dust intrusions and repeated peaks in surface ozone during prolonged heatwaves, air quality was negatively impacted by multiple…