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NEWS
Discover the latest news on the European Space Agency's Earth Observation activities. Learn all about new data availability and how ESA's missions are performing.
News - General News
8 Apr 2024ESA's improved Earth system data records: what is in store for the future?
Fundamental Data Records (FDRs) are instrumental in advancing our understanding of Earth systems and for addressing societal challenges effectively. These long-term records contain uncertainty-quantified, calibrated and geo-located multi-instrument/multi-platform satellite sensor data spanning several decades to support climate-related applications.
News - Infographics
16 Mar 2023Showcasing the atmosphere-studying Odin mission
Learn about the Odin mission in our new infographic.
News - Success Stories
16 Dec 2022Atmosphere-studying Odin mission enjoys ongoing success
More than two decades after it began operations, the Odin remote sensing satellite is continuing to make strong contributions to high-impact atmospheric science.
News - Success Stories
16 Sept 2022Satellites track the health of the ozone layer
ESA’s Earth observation activities are contributing to international efforts to monitor and preserve the layer of stratospheric ozone that blankets the planet.
News - Thematic area articles
21 July 2022Space helps monitor Earth’s changing biosphere
Earth’s biosphere is continually changing. Through its pioneering Earth observation missions, ESA is making critical contributions to monitor these changes and their impacts on Earth’s water and carbon cycles.
News - Events and Proceedings
26 May 2022Data preservation takes centre stage at Living Planet Symposium
Against the backdrop of the famed Rhine River, world-class scientists and Earth observation data-users are gathered this week in the historical city of Bonn, at the Living Planet Symposium (LPS).
News - Thematic area articles
27 Apr 2022Space data help to unravel the complexities of Earth’s atmosphere
As the impacts of the climate crisis intensify, scientists are using ESA’s Earth observation archives to investigate atmospheric processes and their influences on the planet’s changing environment.
News - Success Stories
25 Nov 2021COP26 fuels interest in satellite data
As COP26 stimulates action to reduce global warming, the essential role of satellite data in understanding and monitoring climate change is apparent.
News - Data Release news
21 Dec 2020Release of Odin SMR reprocessed data
Data from the Odin Sub-Millimetre Radiometer (SMR) reprocessing has been released to users and is now freely available.
News - How to guides
17 June 2020How to use ALOS PALSAR On The Fly
The new ALOS PALSAR On-The-Fly processing and dissemination system now allows direct access to ESA’s ALOS PALSAR archive, without the need to interface with ESA’s Order Desk.
News - Success Stories
19 May 2020Forty years of heritage data highlight warming European lakes
In the last decade, climate change has taken centre stage in both the public and scientific arenas, as increasingly extreme weather and human impact on the environment have become more apparent.
News - Data Release news
24 Mar 2020ALOS PALSAR WB1 Collection now available online
Area Observation Mode (Burst Mode 1) collection, which will complete the existing ALOS PALSAR data offer.
News - Success Stories
6 Mar 2019Odin celebrates 18 years in orbit
ESA is proud to celebrate the excellent long-lasting performance of the Swedish-led Odin mission.
News - Data Release news
18 Jan 2019ALOS PALSAR Ice Polar Year Antarctica dataset now available
ALOS PALSAR IPY Antarctica dataset is now available to the scientific community through an improved service: it is possible to easily select and download the products from an online map of Antarctica.