The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
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Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
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Using Copernicus Sentinel-3 data, as part of the Sentinel-3 World Fires Atlas, the image shows that 79 000 fires were detected at night around the world in the month of August 2019 compared to 16 632 fires in August 2018.
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