Radar satellites such as ESA’s Envisat and ERS-2 maintain constant watch on the Earth’s surface, their…
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Satellite records Grape Harvest
The slopes of Frascati overlooking Rome boast rich, volcanic soils: wine has been produced there since…
Switzerland from Space
This Proba image shows the southern section of Swiss National Park and part of Switzerland’s border…
MSG-2 first image
This first image of the Earth acquired by the MSG-2 satellite was unveiled on 24 January.…
Satellite portrait of global Plant Growth
An ambitious ESA project to chart ten years in the life of the Earth’s vegetation has…
Discovery of new planet similar to Earth
An international team of astronomers has discovered a planet more similar to Earth than any found…
Predicting the weather on Titan
Using recent Cassini, Huygens and Earth-based observations, scientists have been able to create a computer model…
Afghanistan from Space
Winter snow blankets the heights of the Pamir Mountains and the Hindu Kush in this Envisat…
XMM-Newton scores 1000
XMM-Newton, ESA’s X-ray observatory, continues its quest for the unknown. This month, after five years of…
Spacecraft, heal thyself
Building spacecraft is a tough job. They are precision pieces of engineering that have to survive…