A new version of the SMOS Data Viewer is now available for the user community to download.

A new version of the SMOS Data Viewer is now available for the user community to download.

The SMOS level 2 soil moisture "catch-up" reprocessing campaign has been completed and the dataset covering the period from 12 January 2010 to 27 April 2012 is now ready to be released to the SMOS user community.

A field campaign dedicated to SMOS and GOCE has revealed unexpected similarities in the missions' very different types of measurements. This surprising discovery could lead to a better understanding of what is happening deep under the Antarctic ice sheet.

ESA's versatile water mission tracked Asia's recent storms over land and sea.

The Living Planet Symposium has come to a close in Edinburgh, and a week of talking about past, present and future satellite missions, as well as the scientific challenges facing us, has prepared Earth observation for a new chapter.

While ESA's SMOS satellite continues to provide key information on soil moisture and ocean salinity for a better understanding of the water cycle, Living Planet Symposium participants in Edinburgh today heard how the mission is also set to improve weather forecasts.