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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 - Success Stories
9 Mar 202210 years of Envisat data help to illuminate ocean processes
A decade after Envisat beamed its final image to the planet, the pioneering ESA mission is continuing to foster improved understanding of Earth’s systems.
News - General News
5 Oct 20233D Earth Online Visuals application takes off
A new app has just been launched, enabling you to explore ESA’s satellite missions in 3D and providing a new perspective on how satellite data contribute to our understanding of Earth systems, the climate, and their interactions.
News - Operational News
7 Sept 2020A Guide to Aeolus Range Bin Settings
After almost two years in space, Aeolus' near-real time observations have been assimilated into the Numerical Weather Prediction models of several European meteorological services, and have proven crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a sharp decrease in meteorological observations.
News - Success Stories
16 May 2019A quarter of glacier ice in West Antarctica is now unstable
Scientists have discovered warming ocean waters have caused ice to thin so rapidly that 24% of glacier ice in West Antarctica is now affected.
News - Success Stories
4 Mar 2021A stroll through Heritage Missions
At ESA's Earth Observation centre—ESRIN—in Frascati, Italy, there is a place where one can walk back in time, to better understand the history and importance of Heritage Missions and their data.
News - Infographics
31 May 2021Aeolus - ESA's mission dedicated to winds, aerosols and clouds
Learn more about ESA's youngest Earth Explorer - the Aeolus mission - in our latest infographic
News - Operational News
16 June 2020Aeolus activates new range bin setting
On 17 June 2020, Aeolus will activate a new range bin setting, QBO2020 that will support the investigation of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) over the Tropical belt.
News - Operational News
1 Aug 2022Aeolus ALADIN energy increase from 29 August to 4 September
Between 29 August and 4 September the output energy of ALADIN will be increased in support of the upcoming JATAC campaign in September.
News - General News
2 Nov 2023Aeolus data and lessons learned: what happens next for ESA’s wind mission?
The Aeolus satellite returned to Earth on 28 July 2023, in an assisted reentry that marked the end of nearly five years in space. For scientists working with Aeolus data, however, the mission lives on.
News - Success Stories
15 Apr 2021Aeolus Data Now in Use by Four of Europe’s Biggest Meteorological Services
European meteorological services are now benefiting from the use of operational Aeolus data in their forecasts.
News - Data Release news
19 May 2020Aeolus data now publicly available
Last week marked an exciting milestone for Aeolus. On 12 May, its wind data became publicly available.
News - Success Stories
23 May 2023Aeolus enhances volcanic ash forecasts for aviation safety
A new study, using wind data from ESA’s Aeolus mission, highlights the importance of using satellite missions like Aeolus to improve volcanic ash forecasting and ensure aviation safety in the future.
News - Data Release news
8 Mar 2023Aeolus Level-2A old Baseline-11 data now publicly available
We are pleased to inform Aeolus users that 3232 Level 2A products in Baseline 11 that were not previously released are now available for browsing and download on the Aeolus Dissemination server.
News - Operational News
30 Nov 2022Aeolus NRT FM-A public data available after instrument switch over
The Aeolus ALADIN FM-A instrument switch-on and its commissioning have been successfully completed.
News - Operational News
28 May 2020Aeolus set for Instrument Telescope Refocussing exercise
Aeolus's telescope requires periodic collimation and refocussing. To this end, the Instrument Telescope Refocussing activity aims to improve the radiometric performance of the Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument's telescope, ALADIN.
News - Operational News
7 July 2020Aeolus tests new mirror thermal control setting
This week, a new setting for the Aeolus thermal control of the primary mirror will be tested to investigate further potential improvements at satellite level.
News - Data Release news
23 Nov 2022Aeolus third Reprocessing Campaign Data published
Data from the Aeolus 3rd reprocessing campaign, covering the sensing period from 31 August 2018 to 16 June 2019, relevant to the first period of operations of the ALADIN Flight Model A instrument is available for browsing and download.
News - General News
19 Dec 2023Aeolus wind data boosts innovative new global wind comparison tool
A new system for comparing wind data from multiple observing platforms, including ESA’s Aeolus wind satellite, puts global wind data - and the tools needed to analyse them - all in one place.
News - Success Stories
23 Nov 2021Aerosol light absorption campaign validates Aeolus data
Calibration and Validation for Aeolus - Aerosols/Winds (CAVA-AW) was a scientific campaign carried out by the University of Nova Gorica on the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde, in September 2021, as part of the broader international framework of the Joint Aeolus Tropical Atlantic Campaign (JATAC).
News - Infographics
8 Nov 2021An overview of ESA's Third Party Missions programme
ESA’s Third Party Missions programme consists of almost 50 satellite missions, which are owned by organisations around the world. ESA has agreements with these organisations to acquire, process, and distribute data from their missions