Satellites study Ocean

Imagine a space tool so revolutionary it can determine the impact of climate change, monitor the…

Stellar Corpses

Tiny stellar ‘corpses’ have been caught blasting surprisingly powerful X-rays and gamma rays across our galaxy…

Giottos brief encounter

Twenty years ago, in the night between 13 and 14 March 1986, ESA�s Giotto spacecraft encountered…

Madagascar from Space

The north-western area of Madagascar ­ the fourth largest island in the world ­ is seen…

GIOVE A transmits loud and clear

After a successful launch on 28 December 2005, GIOVE A began transmitting navigation signals on 12…

Satellite reveals Yellowstones deep secret

Satellite images acquired by ESA’s ERS-2 revealed the recently discovered changes in Yellowstone’s caldera are the…

Strait of Messina from Space

The Strait of Messina ­ the narrow section of water separating the Italian Peninsula (seen on…

‘Deep impact’ of Pulsar

Astronomers have witnessed a never-seen-before event in observations by ESA’s XMM-Newton spacecraft – a collision between…

The Andes from Space

This Envisat image is focused over the Patagonia Plateau in Argentina and southern Chile, and shows…

Greenland glaciers study

ESA’s satellite radar imagery has played a central role in scientists’ findings on changes in the…