Tag: ESA

Discover how the Sentinel-1 mission uses its radar to make our lives safer

This new video from ESA’s Herschel space observatory reveals in stunning detail the intricate pattern of gas, dust and star-forming hubs along the plane of our Galaxy, the Milky Way.

Earth observation image of the week: A Sentinel-1A image of Iran

As Earth Day is celebrated across the globe, discover some of the aspects satellites can ‘see’

Operations image of the week: Asteroid named after space debris expert Heiner Klinkrad

A final, full rehearsal has confirmed that teams at ESA’s mission control are ready for tomorrow’s launch of the Sentinel-1B radar satellite. 

Images from the Sentinel-1A satellite are being used to monitor aquaculture in the Mediterranean, in another example of the mission’s contribution to food security, as fisheries become the main source of seafood. 

Technology image of the week: ESA’s veteran Proba-1 minisatellite images Europe’s most northerly satellite ground station

With just two days to liftoff, the next Sentinel for Europe’s environmental monitoring programme in now poised high in the launch tower at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Live from ESA’s Earth observation centre in Italy: follow the event to celebrate the launch of Sentinel-1B. Streaming begins at 19:00 GMT (21:00 CEST)

Follow the Sentinel-1B launch live from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 22 April. Streaming begins at 20:10 GMT (22:10 CEST), with liftoff scheduled at 21:02 GMT (23:02 CEST)

ESA, in partnership with Ars Electronica, is announcing art&science@ESA, a new art residency to explore the fertile ground between art and space science.

Why does Earth need an asteroid-deflection test? Queen guitarist Brian May, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano, UK Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield share their thoughts