OBSERVER: CAMS tracks intense global wildfire activity in first six months of 2025 sonia Thu, 24/07/2025 – 13:07 The first half of 2025 was marked by intense wildfire activity in several areas around the world. From the boreal forests of Canada and Russia to the agricultural heartlands of Southeast Asia, and from temperate zones of…

OBSERVER: CAMS tracks intense global wildfire activity in first six months of 2025 sonia Thu, 24/07/2025 – 13:07 The first half of 2025 was marked by intense wildfire activity in several areas around the world. From the boreal forests of Canada and Russia to the agricultural heartlands of Southeast Asia, and from temperate zones of…

The journey to launch is picking up pace for Europe’s MetOp Second Generation weather satellite – which hosts the Copernicus Sentinel-5 as part of its instrument package. Specialists at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou have completed the critical and hazardous task of fuelling the satellite, marking a major milestone in its final preparations for liftoff.

With a new school year just around the corner, it’s time to plan exciting activities and projects to carry out with your students. If you are looking for unique ways to enhance your STEM teaching while helping students build of a diverse range of skills and competences, we offer five exciting interdisciplinary school-level projects.

The next sea-level monitoring satellite, Copernicus Sentinel-6B, has begun its journey from Europe to the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, where it is scheduled to launch in November. Carefully packed into a climate-controlled container, the satellite is currently crossing the Atlantic Ocean aboard the cargo ship Industrial Dolphin.

With launch slated for August, the first MetOp Second Generation satellite, MetOp-SG-A1, which also carries the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission, is currently undergoing final preparations for liftoff aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. A pre-launch press briefing will be held on Monday, 28 July at 14:00 CEST, and will be streamed…

The Meteosat Third Generation sounder satellite, hosting the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission, has reached its orbit and has been placed under the control of Eumetsat. It is now ready to start commissioning before beginning operations to monitor Earth’s atmosphere from a distance of 36 000 km.

Europe’s first step towards monitoring human-caused emissions ldhoop Fri, 18/07/2025 – 11:48 MicroCarb is a polar-orbiting satellite developed by CNES that will fly at around 650 km above Earth. Equipped with an infrared spectrometer, MicroCarb will analyse sunlight reflected from the Earth to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations at four specific wavelengths, allowing measurements…

Europe’s first step towards monitoring human-caused emissions ldhoop Fri, 18/07/2025 – 11:48 MicroCarb is a polar-orbiting satellite developed by CNES that will fly at around 650 km above Earth. Equipped with an infrared spectrometer, MicroCarb will analyse sunlight reflected from the Earth to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations at four specific wavelengths, allowing measurements…

Be among the participants in the first edition of the Disruptive Innovation and Commercialisation in Earth Observation Training Course! This new programme will take place at the ESA Education Training Centre in ESEC-Galaxia from 8 to 11 December 2025. Climb on board to explore this rapidly growing topic in the space sector!