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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 - Spotlight on EO community
30 June 2023Meet the Quality Assurance for EO Team
The Quality Assurance For Earth Observation (also known as QA4EO) Service began its operations on 1 November 2019, providing support to the Data Quality and Algorithms Management Office at ESRIN, within the Sensor Performance, Processing and Algorithm section.
News - Thematic area articles
25 Apr 2023Remote sensing data map impacts of natural hazards
As climate change increases the frequency and severity of natural disasters, remote sensing data can warn about extreme events and help tackle emergency situations.
News - General News
21 Mar 2023ESA's excellent Earth Explorer missions extended to 2025
Since 2009, ESA’s Earth Explorer missions have pioneered breakthrough technologies and transformed our understanding of Earth’s system, from its core to the outer stretches of the atmosphere.
News - Thematic area articles
2 Nov 2022Satellites investigate Earth’s terrestrial hydrosphere
ESA’s Earth observation satellites are playing a leading role in furthering our understanding of how Earth’s water cycle is being influenced by humankind.
News - Thematic area articles
16 Aug 2022Satellites reveal changes to Earth’s icy zones
ESA’s Earth observation activities are helping scientists investigate the influence of climate change on widespread ice-losses across the planet.
News - Thematic area articles
30 June 2022Transforming space data into climate action
ESA’s Earth observation activities are playing a key role in the revitalised global drive to combat climate change.
News - Thematic area articles
31 Mar 2022Satellite data central to ocean monitoring
Over 95% of Earth’s water is found in our oceans, and yet sadly, oceans are under stress from climate change and pollution. Monitoring our oceans is vital for Earth’s survival and satellites are the primary means of long-term and independent observation of our vast ocean bodies and their associated coastal zones.
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 - General News
6 May 2020New Earth Online Newsletter
Stay up to date with the latest news in our newsletter.
News - Data Release news
5 Dec 2019Updated CryoSat magnetometer data now available
An improved version of the CryoSat magnetic field data (version 0102) is now available in the "#CryoSat-2" folder of the ESA FTP server.
News - Data Release news
27 Sept 2019CryoSat Ocean Baseline C reprocessed 2015 data available
The reprocessed CryoSat Ocean Baseline C data for all of 2015 is available to download from the Science Server.
News - Data Release news
5 July 2019CryoSat magnetometer data now available to support Swarm Sciences
We are pleased to announce the new release of magnetic field data recorded by Fluxgate magnetometers, operating on-board ESA's CryoSat mission.
News - Data Release news
12 June 2019CryoSat Ocean Baseline C reprocessed data from 2013 available
The reprocessed CryoSat Ocean Baseline C data for 2013 has been published on the Science Server and is available for download.
News - Data Release news
31 May 2019CryoSat Ice Baseline D data products now available
CryoSat data users, the new Ice Baseline D processors are operational and associated products are now available on the Science Server.
News - Data Release news
14 May 2019CryoSat Ocean Baseline C reprocessed data from 2012 available
The reprocessed CryoSat Ocean Baseline C data for all of 2012 is available for download.
News - Success Stories
13 May 2019ESA's Earth Explorers surpassing expectations
In this video, learn how each Earth Explorer mission is contributing to Earth science, and changing the way we look at our beloved planet.
News - Operational News
25 Apr 2019CryoSat Ice Baseline-D data sample and updated documentation available
Following the CryoSat Quality Working Group meet in November 2018, the upcoming CryoSat Ice Baseline-D data products have been further refined.
News - Data Release news
16 Apr 2019CryoSat Ocean Baseline C reprocessed data from 2011 available
Reprocessed CryoSat Ocean Baseline C data for all of 2011 has been published.
News - Data Release news
1 Mar 2019CryoSat Ocean Baseline C reprocessed data available
The first six months of the reprocessed CryoSat Ocean Baseline C data (July-December 2010) have been published and are available for download.
News - Success Stories
11 Sept 2018Special CryoSat issue in Advances in Space Research journal
A special issue of the Advances in Space Research journal dedicated to CryoSat is available to download.