Solar Orbiter observes an active patch of the Sun

The Sun seen by Solar Orbiter on 3 March 2022, during the spacecraft’s first close approach…

Solar Orbiter observes an active region on the Sun

The Sun seen by Solar Orbiter on 3 March 2022, during the spacecraft’s first close approach…

Mission Control GO for EarthCARE launch

At ESA’s ESOC mission control, in Darmstadt, Germany, every launch is preceded by a pre-launch briefing…

Andreas back at EAC

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen welcomed home by colleagues at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany,…

A jewel in the queen’s hair

This Picture of the Week shows the jewel-bright spiral galaxy NGC 4689, which lies 54 million light-years from Earth in the…

Earth from Space: Changing Iceland in colour

Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula is featured in this colourful radar image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-1. Zoom in…

ESA – Last look at EarthCARE

ESA’s EarthCARE satellite being encapsulated with in the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fairing, which protects the…

Earth from Space: Namibian landforms

This image may resemble the surface of Mars, but it was actually captured by the Copernicus…

AI in Earth observation: a force for good

When it comes to AI, hopes and fears abound in equal measure. In this video, ESA…

Getting ready to fuel EarthCARE

The EarthCARE propulsion team is getting ready to carry out the task of fuelling the satellite. …