{"id":369,"date":"2024-08-23T18:14:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T18:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/?page_id=369"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:29:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:29:57","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/copernicus-in-iceland\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\"><ul class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3135 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/apply-for-space-technology-and-commercialisation-workshop-2027\/\" target=\"_self\" >Apply for Space Technology and Commercialisation Workshop 2027<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/apply-for-space-technology-and-commercialisation-workshop-2027\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Final_group_picture_in_the_Training_and_Learning_Facility_at_ESA_ESEC_card_full-UK3y2Q.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Apply for Space Technology and Commercialisation Workshop 2027\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Final_group_picture_in_the_Training_and_Learning_Facility_at_ESA_ESEC_card_full-UK3y2Q.jpg 667w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Final_group_picture_in_the_Training_and_Learning_Facility_at_ESA_ESEC_card_full-UK3y2Q-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">ESA Academy is now accepting applications from university students for the Space Technology and Commercialisation Workshop. Developed in close collaboration with the ESA Commercialisation Department, the workshop will be held at the ESA Academy\u2019s Training &amp; Learning Facility in ESEC, Transinne, Belgium, from 18 to 22 January 2027. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/apply-for-space-technology-and-commercialisation-workshop-2027\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-25T16:39:00+00:00\">September 25, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3131 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/three-earth-explorer-candidates-go-forward\/\" target=\"_self\" >Three Earth Explorer candidates go forward<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/three-earth-explorer-candidates-go-forward\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Advancing_Earth_science_card_full-xrr1SE.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three Earth Explorer candidates go forward\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Advancing_Earth_science_card_full-xrr1SE.png 786w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Advancing_Earth_science_card_full-xrr1SE-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Advancing_Earth_science_card_full-xrr1SE-768x489.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\"> <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/three-earth-explorer-candidates-go-forward\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-25T12:20:00+00:00\">September 25, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3133 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/earth-from-space-venetian-lagoon\/\" target=\"_self\" >Earth from Space: Venetian Lagoon<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/earth-from-space-venetian-lagoon\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Earth_from_Space_Venetian_Lagoon_card_full-b2PQKg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Earth from Space: Venetian Lagoon\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Earth_from_Space_Venetian_Lagoon_card_full-b2PQKg.jpg 722w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Earth_from_Space_Venetian_Lagoon_card_full-b2PQKg-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Image: This image of the Venetian Lagoon in northern Italy was acquired by the IRIDE satellites on 17 May 2026. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/earth-from-space-venetian-lagoon\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-25T08:00:00+00:00\">September 25, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3106 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/moon-camp-2026-2027-challenge-your-students-to-design-a-space-habitat\/\" target=\"_self\" >Moon Camp 2026-2027: Challenge your students to design a space habitat<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/moon-camp-2026-2027-challenge-your-students-to-design-a-space-habitat\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"837\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lunar_base_made_with_3D_printing_card_full-eqoG9W.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Moon Camp 2026-2027: Challenge your students to design a space habitat\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lunar_base_made_with_3D_printing_card_full-eqoG9W.jpg 837w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lunar_base_made_with_3D_printing_card_full-eqoG9W-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lunar_base_made_with_3D_printing_card_full-eqoG9W-768x459.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 837px) 100vw, 837px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Are you looking for an engaging way to inspire your students with STEM, design, and the topic of human space exploration? Join Moon Camp 2026-2027, where participants will learn how to design a habitat in space using a design tool of their choice, such as crafting supplies, digital design tools, games, robotics or scientific experiments. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/moon-camp-2026-2027-challenge-your-students-to-design-a-space-habitat\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-18T14:01:00+00:00\">September 18, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3108 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/earth-from-space-laguna-colorada\/\" target=\"_self\" >Earth from Space: Laguna Colorada<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/earth-from-space-laguna-colorada\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Earth_from_Space_Laguna_Colorada_card_full-bvC3kE.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Earth from Space: Laguna Colorada\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Earth_from_Space_Laguna_Colorada_card_full-bvC3kE.jpg 542w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Earth_from_Space_Laguna_Colorada_card_full-bvC3kE-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Image: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 25 August 2026, shows an area of the Andean Altiplano in southern Bolivia near the border with Chile. <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/18\/earth-from-space-laguna-colorada\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-18T08:00:00+00:00\">September 18, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3110 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/three-weeks-five-tests-aleasat-one-step-closer-to-space\/\" target=\"_self\" >Three weeks, five tests: ALEASAT one step closer to space<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/three-weeks-five-tests-aleasat-one-step-closer-to-space\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ALEASAT_mounted_on_thermal_isolators_and_ready_for_its_Thermal_Balance_test_card_full-P9fX9D.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Three weeks, five tests: ALEASAT one step closer to space\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ALEASAT_mounted_on_thermal_isolators_and_ready_for_its_Thermal_Balance_test_card_full-P9fX9D.jpg 750w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ALEASAT_mounted_on_thermal_isolators_and_ready_for_its_Thermal_Balance_test_card_full-P9fX9D-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From 6 to 24 June 2026, students from the ALEASAT team from the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, Canada, conducted an extensive environmental test campaign at the CubeSat Support Facility, at ESA ESEC Galaxia, Belgium, as part of ESA&#8217;s Fly Your Satellite! programme. Over three weeks, the team conducted vibration, thermal-vacuum, thermal&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/three-weeks-five-tests-aleasat-one-step-closer-to-space\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-17T15:01:00+00:00\">September 17, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3102 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/esa-awards-contracts-for-europes-eogs-blueprint\/\" target=\"_self\" >ESA awards contracts for Europe\u2019s EOGS blueprint<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/esa-awards-contracts-for-europes-eogs-blueprint\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/European_Resilience_from_Space_Earth_Observation_card_full-SpnXr1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ESA awards contracts for Europe\u2019s EOGS blueprint\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/European_Resilience_from_Space_Earth_Observation_card_full-SpnXr1.jpg 889w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/European_Resilience_from_Space_Earth_Observation_card_full-SpnXr1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/European_Resilience_from_Space_Earth_Observation_card_full-SpnXr1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The European Space Agency has awarded two contracts, one to ICEYE and one to Leonardo, to carry out parallel architecture studies for the EU\u2019s future Earth Observation Governmental Service (EOGS). These activities are funded by the European Commission and are integral part of Element 1 of ESA\u2019s European Resilience from Space for Earth Observation (ERS-EO)&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/esa-awards-contracts-for-europes-eogs-blueprint\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-17T12:16:00+00:00\">September 17, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3104 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/cansat-2026-2027-challenge-your-students-to-build-a-can-sized-satellite\/\" target=\"_self\" >CanSat 2026-2027: Challenge your students to build a can-sized satellite<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/cansat-2026-2027-challenge-your-students-to-build-a-can-sized-satellite\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A_CanSat_simulates_a_real_satellite_fitting_within_the_size_and_shape_of_a_soft_drink_can_card_full-2ZVxaB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CanSat 2026-2027: Challenge your students to build a can-sized satellite\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A_CanSat_simulates_a_real_satellite_fitting_within_the_size_and_shape_of_a_soft_drink_can_card_full-2ZVxaB.jpg 750w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/A_CanSat_simulates_a_real_satellite_fitting_within_the_size_and_shape_of_a_soft_drink_can_card_full-2ZVxaB-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Looking for a unique, interdisciplinary school project that combines hands-on technology, physics and programming, with a real-world space application? CanSat is the perfect fit for your students! <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/cansat-2026-2027-challenge-your-students-to-build-a-can-sized-satellite\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-16T13:28:00+00:00\">September 16, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3100 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/faster-flowing-glaciers-fuel-decades-of-polar-ice-loss\/\" target=\"_self\" >Faster-flowing glaciers fuel decades of polar ice loss<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/faster-flowing-glaciers-fuel-decades-of-polar-ice-loss\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Thwaits_Glacier_Antarctica_card_full-9XlGOk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Faster-flowing glaciers fuel decades of polar ice loss\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Thwaits_Glacier_Antarctica_card_full-9XlGOk.jpg 778w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Thwaits_Glacier_Antarctica_card_full-9XlGOk-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Thwaits_Glacier_Antarctica_card_full-9XlGOk-768x494.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The longest satellite data record of ice-sheet change ever assembled has revealed that Greenland and Antarctica have lost a staggering 11 trillion tonnes of ice since the 1970s, driving global sea level up by more than three centimetres. However, the new findings also highlight that the story is not simply one of ice melting at&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/faster-flowing-glaciers-fuel-decades-of-polar-ice-loss\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-16T09:00:00+00:00\">September 16, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3092 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-rss\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title has-var-wp-custom-typography-font-size-huge-clamp-2-25-rem-4-vw-2-75-rem-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/flex-and-sentinel-3c-launch-highlights\/\" target=\"_self\" >FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch highlights<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:calc(1.75 * var(--wp--style--block-gap))\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image wp-duotone-unset-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/index.php\/2026\/09\/15\/flex-and-sentinel-3c-launch-highlights\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FLEX_and_Sentinel-3C_launch_highlights_card_full-tzZf3R.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"FLEX and Sentinel-3C launch highlights\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FLEX_and_Sentinel-3C_launch_highlights_card_full-tzZf3R.png 889w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FLEX_and_Sentinel-3C_launch_highlights_card_full-tzZf3R-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/copernicus.gis.is\/homepage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FLEX_and_Sentinel-3C_launch_highlights_card_full-tzZf3R-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:650px\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Video: 00:03:22 ESA\u2019s state-of-the-art FLEX Earth Explorer satellite and the Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite have been launched together aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe\u2019s Spaceport in French Guiana, marking a new milestone in Europe\u2019s Earth Observation Programmes. 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