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

Image: Europe is in the middle of a heatwave – Copernicus Sentinel-3 captured this image on Tuesday 26 May

The ESA Academy Student Associations Outreach Initiative offers a structured framework for cooperation with student associations active in space or space-related fields. Through this initiative, associations can support the dissemination of ESA Academy opportunities to their communities and benefit from visibility through ESA Academy communication channels.

Would you like the opportunity to design your own small satellite with the support of experienced space professionals? Can you imagine interacting directly with ESA experts and receiving tailored feedback to refine and strengthen your mission concept? If so, apply to the new edition of the Design Booster programme. The application deadline is 2 October…

Image: The sandy and rocky terrain of the Sahara desert in central Algeria is featured in these images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

The liquid iron in Earth’s outer core doesn’t always behave as expected. When it changed direction in an unexplained way, ESA satellites provided data on the direction of flow, helping scientists gain better insight into the dynamics at the centre of our planet.

A student-built satellite mission has taken an important step toward flight readiness. From 13 to 24 April 2026, the Da Vinci team from TU Delft, the Netherlands, has carried out a vibration environmental test campaign of its educational payloads, DICE and Bitflip, at ESA’s CubeSat Support Facility in ESA ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium. Conducted as part of ESA’s Fly Your Satellite! 4 programme, the campaign provided…

The European Space Agency is expanding its growing fleet of Earth-observing science Scout missions with the selection of two new satellites: Hibidis and SOVA-S. Chosen from four final competing concepts, these missions will tackle very different but equally pressing scientific questions – from biodiversity below forest canopies to the effects of atmospheric gravity waves high…

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