Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite constellation, scientists have discovered that the weak region in Earth’s magnetic field over the South Atlantic – known as the South Atlantic Anomaly – has expanded by an area nearly half the size of continental Europe since 2014.

Image: This wide view of Copernicus Sentinel-3 shows Cyclone Errol heading towards the coast of Western Australia.

Each year, aspiring rocket scientists from across Europe gather for the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC), the largest competition on the continent, organised by the Portuguese Space Agency. For the 6th edition, taking place from 9-15 October 2025 in Constância, Portugal, ESA Academy is delighted to introduce a new sponsorship scheme to support participating student teams.

Earth Observation partnerships in action: Europe and Southeast Asia expand geospatial services together sonia Wed, 08/10/2025 – 12:56 The D4D Hub, with support from the European Union Delegations to Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines, together with ESA, BRIN, GISTDA, PhilSA, and the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), is hosting a high-level side event, on the…

During recent storms, satellites recorded ocean waves averaging nearly 20 metres high – as tall as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and the largest ever measured from space. Moreover, satellite data now reveal that ocean swells act as storm ‘messengers’: even though a storm may never make landfall, its swell can travel vast distances…

The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission is about to get its fourth satellite. Copernicus Sentinel-1D has now undergone the checks and functional tests prior to its integration with Ariane 6, ready for launch on Tuesday, 4 November 2025.

Last month, mission controllers at ESA’s mission control centre started a major simulations exercise to ensure that the next Copernicus Sentinel Earth Observation mission, Sentinel-6B, safely navigates its first days in space. As the launch is approaching, so is the end of this critical pre-launch phase.

MetOp-SG’s METimage delivers first images

SUNSHINE Webinar sonia Tue, 07/10/2025 – 13:55 SUNSHINE is an EU-funded project coordinated by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS). It aims to strengthen disaster resilience across Europe by facilitating the uptake of EU Space Programme data and services – such as Copernicus EMS, Galileo EWSS, SSA, and GOVSATCOM –…

ESA Academy is pleased to announce the brand-new Rocketry Training Programme, designed for bachelor-level students eager to explore the fundamentals of rocketry and the wider space sector. This hands-on programme combines online theoretical training with an in-person workshop at Machrihanish Airbase (UK), where students will build and launch their own rockets.