Thursday, September 5th, 2013
Thousands of never-before-seen data products from the US Landsat satellites acquired over 30 years have been released for online access. In addition, the newest data over Europe from the latest satellite in the series, Landsat-8, are now accessible in near-real time through a new portal hosted by ESA.
Wednesday, September 4th, 2013
On 10-12 September, CryoSat will be rolling left and right in orbit again to help continue its precise measurements of the vast ice sheets that blanket Greenland and Antarctica. This special operation follows the ones conducted at this same time last year.
Wednesday, September 4th, 2013
Ten years of satellite observations of greenhouse gases reveal that carbon dioxide in our atmosphere continues to increase despite international efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Satellites also show that recent methane increases are likely due to manmade emissions.
Friday, August 30th, 2013
Students and educators are invited to sign up for the School Lab to be held at ESA’s largest scientific conference of the year, the Living Planet Symposium. Over 100 students and 90 educators are expected to participate at the symposium, and places are still available.
Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
Economic development often means an increase of harmful gases into the atmosphere. ESA’s GlobEmission project uses satellite data to monitor atmospheric pollution from emissions.
Wednesday, August 14th, 2013
Anyone witnessing a rocket launch will be struck by the noise levels, even when observing from several kilometres away. A satellite on top of its launcher is exposed to much higher levels, of course. So testing is essential to ensure that the satellite structure can withstand such a sustained loud sound.
Tuesday, August 13th, 2013
About 1700 participants of the Living Planet Symposium are expected in the Scottish capital on 9–13 September. To date, over 1100 people have already registered for ESA’s largest scientific event of the year, and the number is growing. Organised and hosted by ESA with the support of the UK Space Agency, the symposium brings together
Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
The East African Rift is an area where two tectonic plates are moving apart, making it a region of high geological activity, home to a number of volcanoes.
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013
The use of satellite data to monitor wetlands for sustainable water management is growing. Following promising results from monitoring efforts in the Mediterranean, ESA is working with African partners to expand its GlobWetland project even further.
Thursday, July 18th, 2013
The first global map of vegetation from the recently launched Proba-V has been unveiled, demonstrating that the minisatellite is on track to continue a 15-year legacy of global vegetation monitoring from space. Proba-V is designed to map land cover and vegetation growth across the entire planet every two days. The data can also be used
