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  • Keeping Space Clean: FINIX-1 from the University of Athens lead a CubeSat Drag Sail test campaign at the CubeSat Support Facility

    Keeping Space Clean: FINIX-1 from the University of Athens lead a CubeSat Drag Sail test campaign at the CubeSat Support Facility

    In an era where sustainable access to space is more critical than ever, the European Space Agency (ESA) Academy and the Fly Your Satellite! programme are not only leading efforts to clean up Earth’s orbit — they are also investing in the people who will carry that mission forward. To gain a deeper understanding of…


  • International Competition “Ecoview” for Students Aged 14–18

    International Competition “Ecoview” for Students Aged 14–18

    International Competition “Ecoview” for Students Aged 14–18 sonia Thu, 08/05/2025 – 10:58 The Laboratory of GIS and Remote Sensing of the National Centre “Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,” a member of the Copernicus Academy, is organising the international competition “Ecoview” for students aged 14 to 18 years. By participating in the competition, students will…


  • Meet the Team: V-STARS

    Meet the Team: V-STARS

    The V-STARS team is an all-women group of passionate, aspiring scientists interested in understanding how human performance can be supported in altered gravity environments. As part of the ESA Academy Experiments Programme, the team will have the opportunity to carry out their experiment in the frictionless environment of the Orbital Robotics Lab (ORL), at ESA…


  • Antarctic glacier caught stealing ice from neighbour

    Antarctic glacier caught stealing ice from neighbour

    Thanks largely to Copernicus Sentinel-1, scientists have discovered that a glacier in Antarctica is rapidly siphoning ice from neighbouring flows – at a pace never before seen. Until now, researchers believed that this process of ‘ice piracy’ in Antarctica took hundreds or even thousands of years, but these latest findings clearly demonstrate that this isn’t…


  • MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 take a step closer to space

    MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 take a step closer to space

    Fresh from the cleanroom in Bremen, Germany, the second of the Meteosat Third Generation satellites and the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission have arrived at Cape Canaveral harbour, in the US.


  • Forest satellite’s big antenna opens up

    Forest satellite’s big antenna opens up

    Just a week after its launch, ESA’s Biomass mission has reached another critical milestone on its path to delivering unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their vital role in Earth’s carbon cycle – the satellite’s 12-metre-diameter antenna is now fully deployed.


  • Geospatial Innovation Competition 2025

    Geospatial Innovation Competition 2025

    Geospatial Innovation Competition 2025 sonia Wed, 07/05/2025 – 10:00 CloudFerro invites all users of geospatial data to participate in “Geospatial Innovation Competition 2025” for the best geospatial apps that provide value based on consolidation, processing and dissemination of spatial data, using CloudFerro Cloud and CREODIAS platform services, tools and data.   See the competition webpage: https://cloudferro.com/geospatial-innovation-competition-2025/ …


  • International Summer School on Remote Sensing

    International Summer School on Remote Sensing

    International Summer School on Remote Sensing sonia Mon, 05/05/2025 – 15:27 You are invited to participate in the International Summer School on Remote Sensing organised by the “GIS and Remote Sensing Laboratory” of the National сenter “Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine”. Date: 2-9 June 2025 Platform: ZOOM Time: 14:00 – 16:00 CEST Age of…


  • OBSERVER: How EU Space data can help you prepare for your next mountain adventure

    OBSERVER: How EU Space data can help you prepare for your next mountain adventure

    OBSERVER: How EU Space data can help you prepare for your next mountain adventure evan Sat, 03/05/2025 – 09:19 Spring is well underway in Europe, making it the perfect time to prepare for an outdoor adventure! Whether you’re gearing up for a hike or a weekend of camping in the mountains, EU Space data and…