ESA Developing Satellite-Based Air Quality Service
The service will provide organizations with accurate snapshots of existing air quality conditions along with modeling outputs to forecast how modifications in pollutant sources can change concentrations in the air over time.

Pecora Award Honors Excellence in Earth Observation
Two awardees have been recognized with the 2018 William T. Pecora Award for achievements in Earth remote sensing.

ESA Names PLATO Exoplanet Hunting Mission Sensors in Memory of Jean-Francois Bruyères
The European Space Agency (ESA) officially designated the CCD sensors that comprise the focal plane arrays of the 26 telescopes being supplied for ESA’s PLATO exoplanet hunting mission as “CCD Bruyères.”

Mozambique Braces for Tropical Cyclone Kenneth
Just five weeks after enduring the worst natural disaster in its recorded history, Mozambique is facing another serious storm threat.