Satellite measurements of a steep difference in sea surface height between the western and eastern tropical…
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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…