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.

DIVERIS Network Annual Meeting sonia Fri, 13/03/2026 – 12:23 Save the date for the DIVERIS Network Annual Meeting in Brussels/hybrid on the 7th of May 2026.  Do you want to organise a panel for the upcoming DIVERIS Annual Meeting? Send your proposal for a panel from the space and defence sectors. Proposals that cover the…

Webinar: Copernicus for Smart Cities – Satellite Data to Support Urban Decisions sonia Fri, 13/03/2026 – 10:31 IPTSAT is pleased to host the webinar “Copernicus for Smart Cities: Using Satellite Data to Support Urban Decisions.” This session is designed for public administration technicians, urban planners, and professionals interested in leveraging satellite data for land-use planning.…

Image: This image from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission shows us the maritime traffic passing through the Øresund Strait in 2025.

OBSERVER: Artificial Intelligence and Earth Observation workshop looks into the future of EO in Europe sonia Thu, 12/03/2026 – 13:39 Artificial Intelligence is transforming how Earth Observation data are analysed and used to support environmental monitoring, climate research and action, as well as disaster risk reduction and emergency management. AI methods, including machine learning techniques,…

Just three months after launch, the European Space Agency’s twin HydroGNSS satellites are already proving their capabilities in orbit. By exploiting reflected signals from navigation satellites – the sophisticated technique they use to generate Delay Doppler Maps in order to ‘scout’ for water across Earth’s surface – these compact satellites are beginning to reveal the…

Press Release N° 13–2026 Journalists are invited to a one-off opportunity to see three ESA-built satellites in their final preparations before liftoff.