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Webinar AfrHySpace – African Space Hydrology Capacity Building Workshop

Webinar AfrHySpace – African Space Hydrology Capacity Building Workshop FlorianZedek Wed, 03/12/2025 – 19:03 As part of the African Space Hydrology Capacity Building Workshop, a special webinar will be held on the 5th of December 2025 online. Focus on a key project aimed at strengthening capacity in space hydrology and improving water management in Africa…
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EarthCARE lifts the clouds on climate models

True to its promise, the European Space Agency’s EarthCARE satellite is now being used to calculate directly how clouds and aerosols influence Earth’s energy balance – the all-important balance that regulates our climate. In doing so, EarthCARE is poised to sharpen the accuracy of climate models, the very tools that guide global climate policy and…
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OBSERVER: Seven things we learned from the UN World Urbanization Prospects

OBSERVER: Seven things we learned from the UN World Urbanization Prospects enora@ALSOcons… Wed, 03/12/2025 – 10:01 Urbanisation is reshaping the world at a pace which has surpassed earlier expectations, altering how people live and how societies plan for housing, transport, and essential services. A new analysis from the UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025, drawing on…
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Flooding in Sri Lanka

Image: Puttalam district in North Western Sri Lanka is currently facing severe flooding, landslides and rockfalls, caused by heavy monsoon rains across the region. Copernicus Sentinel-2 captured an image over the region yesterday, 30 November 2025, as well an image one month ago, showing the extent of flooding.
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High-resolution radar satellites launched for Greece

Thanks to the EU-funded Recovery and Resilience Facility, and through collaboration between the Greek government, the private satellite company ICEYE and the European Space Agency (ESA), two new high-resolution radar satellites have been launched to strengthen disaster management, environmental monitoring and national security across Greece.
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ESA’s HydroGNSS mission launched to ‘scout’ for water

The European Space Agency’s first Scout mission, HydroGNSS, was launched today, 28 November, marking a significant step in advancing global understanding of water availability and the effects of climate change on Earth’s water cycle. The two twin HydroGNSS satellites were carried into orbit at 19:44 CET aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, as part of…
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Replay: HydroGNSS launch coverage

Video: 01:45:00 ESA’s first Scout mission, HydroGNSS, was launched on 28 November 2025, marking a significant step in advancing global understanding of water availability and the effects of climate change on Earth’s water cycle. The two twin HydroGNSS satellites were carried into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base…
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HydroGNSS launch highlights

Video: 00:02:51 ESA’s first Scout mission, HydroGNSS, was launched on 28 November 2025, marking a significant step in advancing global understanding of water availability and the effects of climate change on Earth’s water cycle. The two twin HydroGNSS satellites were carried into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base…
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ESA Education at IAC 2025: sponsored students attend the ISEB Student Programme

Through ESA Academy’s Engagement Programme, ESA Education sponsored 10 university students to participate in the International Space Education Board (ISEB) Student Programme. This event took place during the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), held in Sydney, Australia, from 29 September to 3 October 2025. The participating students gained unique insight into the space industry, while forging…

