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These two images acquired by Copernicus Sentinel-2 highlight how the mission can help distinguish between clouds and snow.

Getting Proba-3 fit for flight

Snow returns to Mount Fuji

3D-printed rovers play spot the ball

Moon waves goodbye to Hera

The icy landscape of Ross Island in Antarctica is featured in this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image from 3 February 2024, during the austral summer.

Spooky Earths seen by Hera’s HyperScout

Spain is suffering its worst flood in decades after torrential rains struck the eastern province of Valencia. These satellite images vividly illustrate the dramatic transformation of the landscape.

ESA Astronaut Reserve training kicks off at EAC

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image showcases the rich agricultural landscape of northern Ohio in the mid-western of the United States.

Proba-1’s T-plus 23 years in orbit

Cities in Emilia-Romagna, a region in northern Italy, have been hit by severe flooding after heavy rainfall over the weekend. Flooded areas are visible in this multi-temporal image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission. The comparison uses an image from 8 October (before the floods) and one from 20 October (after the floods). The blue areas highlight the areas impacted by flooding.

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia.

VAST focus of future space frequencies

Zero Debris Charter goes intercontinental

Resembling a Martian-like surface, this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of the Hardap region in south-central Namibia on the western edge of the Kalahari Desert.

Mission control GO for Hera launch

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures the intricate blend of natural, rural and urban landscapes around Kunshan, a city in eastern China.

Nearing Hera era in space

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.

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.

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission has snapped a souvenir of the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock desert in Nevada.

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image captures algal bloom swirls in the north Adriatic Sea, along the coast of Italy.

Digel Cloud 2S

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.

Sentinel-2C in the Vega launch tower

Webb peeks into Perseus

Juice snaps Moon en route to Earth

Sentinel-2C fully loaded

The hidden intricacies of Messier 106

This striking high-resolution image offers an in-depth view of central Paris, allowing you to explore and zoom into the city’s most captivating areas in exceptional detail.

Ariane 6 science-after-school experiment sends back striking snaps

The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission brings us a false-colour radar image of central Ethiopia.

Heart of Hertz 2.0

XMM-Newton and Euclid image of galaxy cluster Abell 2390

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Hainan Strait in southern China.

Hera in the doghouse

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission captured a rare, cloud-free image over the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Webb admires bejewelled ring

Eye test for lunar impact surveyor

Ahead of Asteroid Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Meteor Crater, also known as the Barringer Meteorite Crater.

Proba-2’s glimpse of home

Saharan dust over the Strait of Messina

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows Adam’s Bridge, a chain of shoals linking India and Sri Lanka.

Metallic Mars

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