OBSERVER: From space to civil protection – How SUNSHINE supports disaster resilience in Europe sonia Wed, 21/01/2026 – 15:24 Europe’s risk landscape is changing rapidly, with climate-driven hazards and complex crises placing increasing demands on civil protection authorities. As disasters become more frequent, intense and cross-border by nature, the ability to anticipate events, efficiently prepare,…

AcubeSAT is a student-led space biology mission developed by SpaceDot, a multidisciplinary team formed mostly by students of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. As part of ESA’s Fly You Satellite! programme, the team conducted a radiation test campaign at ESA ESTEC to help prepare their CubeSat for the harsh space environment. This milestone marks…

Image: This image, captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3 on 18 January 2026, shows clouds of smoke from wildfires on the coast of Chile.

Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image over the South Atlantic Ocean features a close-up view of the A23a iceberg, once the world’s largest. The unusually cloud-free image shows the first signs that the iceberg will soon disintegrate completely.

OBSERVER: How the EU Space Programme supports agriculture sonia Thu, 15/01/2026 – 09:45 The global population has quadrupled in just a century, reaching eight billion in 2022. A growing population means rising demand for food, making sustainable agriculture more critical and necessary than ever. Yet, modern farming faces mounting challenges, including soil degradation linked to…

After more than 10 years in orbit, the first Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, Sentinel-2A, is still finding new ways to contribute to Earth observation. With its younger siblings, Sentinel-2B and Sentinel-2C, now leading the mission’s core task of delivering high-resolution, ‘camera-like’ images of Earth’s surface, the European Space Agency is pushing Sentinel-2A beyond its original remit.…

The European Space Agency (ESA) invites European Launch Service Providers, Brokers and Integrators to express their interest in providing launch and deployment opportunities for satellites participating in the educational Fly Your Satellite! programme. Interested parties are requested to respond to this Request For Information (RFI) before 27 February 2026, 18:00 CET.

Workshop – Machine Learning for Earth System Observation and Prediction FlorianZedek Tue, 13/01/2026 – 16:33 The ECMWF-ESA Machine Learning Workshop, set to take place in the picturesque city of Bologna, Italy, from April 13 to April 17, 2026, promises to be a pivotal gathering for professionals and enthusiasts in the fields of meteorology and earth…

18th European Space Conference FlorianZedek Tue, 13/01/2026 – 14:13 Join the 18th European Space Conference on 27–28 January at the Square Convention Centre in Brussels, Belgium. 2026 will mark a turning point for Europe’s space ecosystem. Key decisions will shape the next decade: the outcomes of the ESA Ministerial Council meeting, the negotiations of the…