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Dust sparked biggest phytoplankton bloom in decades

01/10/2024 1213 views 34 likes
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Long, thin snow dunes
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Unveiling the hidden snow dunes shaping Antarctica's frozen…

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ESA releases new strategy for Earth observation

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Earth from Space: Northern Territory, Australia

27/09/2024 7114 views 46 likes
This image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission reveals the impact of severe flooding following heavy rain that hit Australia’s Northern Territory in March 2024.
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Sentinel-2C captures stunning glimpse of the Moon

26/09/2024 4904 views 109 likes
On 20 September, the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite captured its first stunning image of the Moon, achieved by rolling the satellite sideways in a unique manoeuvre. Although Sentinel-2C is primarily designed for Earth observation, this image – intended for calibration and cross-mission comparisons – exceeded expectations.
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Second Earth Observation Commercialisation Forum
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Catalysing new space ventures with ESA’s Earth Observation …

26/09/2024 537 views 13 likes
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Final data captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1B satellite
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Sentinel-1B journeys back to Earth

23/09/2024 3045 views 50 likes
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Earth from Space: Burning Man festival

20/09/2024 32197 views 123 likes
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission has snapped a souvenir of the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock desert in Nevada.
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Earth from Space: Adriatic bloom

13/09/2024 2971 views 58 likes
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures algal bloom swirls in the north Adriatic Sea, along the coast of Italy.
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Earth from Space: Sentinel-2 captures Sentinel-2

06/09/2024 3441 views 55 likes
The Copernicus Sentinel-2B satellite captured this image over Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on 2 September, just ahead of the Sentinel-2C launch.
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Sentinel-2C launch highlights

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Sentinel-2C: ready for liftoff

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Sentinel-2C pre-launch media briefing

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Arctic Weather Satellite: advancing weather forecasting in …

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10 impact craters seen from space

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