For decades, economic growth and fossil-fuel consumption have been tightly intertwined. As cities have expanded, rising prosperity has often been accompanied by worsening air pollution. New research, however, suggests that this relationship is changing – and satellite data are helping to prove it.

The European Space Agency (ESA) signed an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), hailing a new era of cooperation with the aim of advancing the use of Earth observation data and services for development and impact finance initiatives.

Image: On World Environment Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission brings us an amazing view from space of Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, hosting this year’s celebration.

For three days, students stepped into the role of Earth observation scientists at ESA’s Climate Detectives Summit 2026. From 27 to 29 May, 120 secondary school students and their teachers from 21 countries across Europe took part in the event at ESA’s centre for Earth observation, ESRIN, exploring how satellite data, science and technology are…

A foundation model trained on Earth observation data from Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 has been made widely available to researchers, it was announced at a computer industry conference this week in Denver, US.

Space debris is a threat to our satellites and spacecraft and contributes to near-Earth space pollution. To help raise awareness of this issue, ESA’s Education Office is organising the 9th edition of ESA Academy’s Space Debris Training Course. The Training Course will be held at ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Facility at ESA ESEC-Galaxia, Transinne, Belgium, between 21…

University students can now apply for the 2026 edition of the Access to Space Training Course, which will be held from 19 to 23 October 2026 at ESA ESEC in Belgium. Organised by ESA Academy in collaboration with the ESA Space Transportation Directorate, this course will explore how and why the European Space Agency (ESA)…

Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features the Batagaika Crater in Siberia. This is the biggest permafrost crater in the world, caused by melting permafrost and also known as a ‘mega-slump’.

Image: The Meteosat Third Generation-Imager2 satellite sets sail from France to French Guiana