OBSERVER: EUMETSAT expands its contribution to Copernicus through five new satellite missions evan Thu, 10/07/2025 – 15:26 Climate change affects the whole planet, making environmental monitoring more crucial than ever. In order to track its effects, EUMETSAT is collaborating with the European Commission on five new Copernicus satellite missions focusing on atmosphere monitoring and polar-cryosphere…

EuroGEO Workshop 2025 sonia Mon, 07/07/2025 – 17:43 EuroGEO is the regional coordination mechanism that aims to consolidate and coordinate activities throughout Europe that contribute to GEO (Group on Earth Observations) initiatives. Since EuroGEO’s inception, the European landscape has significantly changed. Firstly, at EU level, with the implementation of the EU Space Programme, which provides…

EuroGEO Workshop 2025 sonia Mon, 07/07/2025 – 17:43 EuroGEO is the regional coordination mechanism that aims to consolidate and coordinate activities throughout Europe that contribute to GEO (Group on Earth Observations) initiatives. Since EuroGEO’s inception, the European landscape has significantly changed. Firstly, at EU level, with the implementation of the EU Space Programme, which provides…

On 9 July 2025, leading scientists and experts in Earth observation will gather in Prague, Czechia, for a pivotal moment in Earth science – to delve into and debate the strengths of the two finalist candidate satellite missions, CAIRT and WIVERN, as they compete to be selected as ESA’s eleventh Earth Explorer.

Annual conference of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service and the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre sonia Fri, 04/07/2025 – 14:06 From 4 to 6 November 2025 experts from scientific, policy, and crisis response communities will meet in Turin (Italy) to learn, share and explore how science can help better anticipate and prepare for future crises.…

Annual conference of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service and the Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre sonia Fri, 04/07/2025 – 14:06 From 4 to 6 November 2025 experts from scientific, policy, and crisis response communities will meet in Turin (Italy) to learn, share and explore how science can help better anticipate and prepare for future crises.…

OBSERVER: EU Space at Living Planet Symposium 2025 evan Fri, 04/07/2025 – 11:20 The European Commission had a strong presence at the Living Planet Symposium 2025 in Vienna (23 – 27 June) with a dedicated booth, updates on upcoming Copernicus satellite missions, and insights into the European Union’s priorities for the development of the European…

OBSERVER: EU Space at Living Planet Symposium 2025 evan Fri, 04/07/2025 – 11:20 The European Commission had a strong presence at the Living Planet Symposium 2025 in Vienna (23 – 27 June) with a dedicated booth, updates on upcoming Copernicus satellite missions, and insights into the European Union’s priorities for the development of the European…

Image: Earth from Space: Zanzibar, Tanzania

Using data from ESA’s SMOS satellite, scientists have revealed a surprising shift in the Southern Ocean – surface waters around Antarctica are growing saltier, even as sea ice is diminishing rapidly. This finding defies the norm because melting ice typically freshens ocean surface water. The implications are far-reaching as changes in this remote region can…