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19 Mar 2026

ESA has acquired satellite data of ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland for over thirty years, contributing to long-term studies of how these regions are changing.

19 Mar 2026

A science team has reprocessed decades of observations from the European Space Agency’s Heritage Missions to deliver a more accurate understanding of changes to ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland.

17 Mar 2026

This is a WorldView-2 satellite image of a tea plantation in Zimbabwe and was acquired on 31 July 2012. Zimbabwe is one of Africa's significant tea producers, with over 11,000 hectares of estates.

17 Mar 2026

This satellite image of Lake Kaiafas, located off the coast of Elis, Greece, was acquired on 19 February 2004, by the IKONOS satellite.

17 Mar 2026

This RapidEye satellite image, from 30 July 2015, shows the Pepiri-Guazu River, which forms part of the border between Argentina and Brazil.

17 Mar 2026

In a new study, researchers combined data from Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor (Sentinel-5P) and GHGSat to investigate methane emissions from Secunda, a synthetic fuel plant in South Africa. The team found that the satellite estimates matched the figures reported by the facility.

13 Mar 2026

This Pléiades satellite image of the Putumayo River, along the Ecuador/Colombia border, was acquired on 5 February 2020.

11 Mar 2026

Global distribution of mineral dust measured with EarthCARE’s high-spectral-resolution atmospheric lidar (ATLID) from June to August 2025 based on the EarthCARE products ATL_EBD_2A and ATL_TC__2A.

11 Mar 2026

Aerosol particles are widespread throughout Earth’s atmosphere. They are emitted by deserts, oceans, volcanoes, wildfires and plants, or produced through anthropogenic processes such as combustion and agricultural activities.

5 Mar 2026

Data from commercial Earth observing satellites, shared through ESA’s Third Party Missions (TPMs) programme, support research around Europe.

25 Feb 2026

Research drawing on novel data from Spire Global has enabled the generation of Arctic-wide sea ice maps, marking a major step forward for detecting change with navigation signals.

24 Feb 2026

It has been four years since the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupted, causing widespread destruction across the Pacific island nation of Tonga. Now, an international report details how the eruption affected the stratosphere, climate and ozone layer. Data from Swarm, along with dozens of other satellites, supported the assessment.

19 Feb 2026

This KOMPSAT-2 satellite image, acquired on 15 September 2011, shows the ancient Australian rock formation Uluru and surrounding area. Also known as Ayer's Rock, Uluru is a large block of sandstone that reaches 343 metres in height. It is a World Heritage Site, and protected as part of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.

19 Feb 2026

This PlanetScope satellite image, acquired on 27 June 2020, shows part of the Venice Lagoon in Italy.The area featured shows the Malamocco inlet, which serves as one of the connecting points between the Adriatic Sea and the lagoon. To the north and south of the inlet are Pellestrina and the Lido, two long, thin barrier islands that form the border between the lagoon and Adriatic Sea.

19 Feb 2026

This very high resolution image from the GEOSAT-2 satellite shows part of Antwerp in Belgium on 21 March 2020. The scene focuses on Antwerp's port, which is located in the north part of the city. The port is one of the largest in the world and serves as an important centre of trade in both Belgium and mainland Europe.

19 Feb 2026

This KOMPSAT-2 satellite image from, 2 July 2011, shows Mount Rinjani in Indonesia. The multispectral image makes the contrast in the terrain clear, rendering the forest that covers much of the scene a vivid green.

16 Feb 2026

The first week of February 2026 brought another season of extreme rainfall and flooding to large areas of Portugal and Spain, as the Iberian Peninsula was hit by three successive named storms. The floods in Portugal were so severe that they resulted in at least 15 deaths and the evacuation of thousands of people.

11 Feb 2026

Demonstrating another application for the versatile satellite, imagery from EarthCARE have been used to measure the effects of fumes from oceangoing vessels on clouds.

11 Feb 2026

Ships are the biggest source of human-made sulphur dioxide emissions over our oceans. The clouds left in their wake, known as ship tracks, are very different to nearby clouds.

10 Feb 2026

When the Port of Setúbal in Portugal commissioned a comprehensive survey of the Sado Estuary in 2024, the project presented an opportunity to test whether satellite-derived bathymetry could complement traditional ship-based methods. The results demonstrated how high-resolution satellite data, disseminated via ESA's Third Party Missions (TPM) programme can fill crucial gaps left by standard Earth observation missions.