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Night Views of European Seas
The Mediterranean looks better in the dark – at least in the view of an ESA-led…
Scandinavian Peninsula From Space
ESA’s Envisat captured the snow-covered Scandinavian Peninsula on 11 March, 2006. See it at: http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEMGFTNVGJE_index_0.html
Pacific Height Shows La Ninia
Satellite measurements of a steep difference in sea surface height between the western and eastern tropical…
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…