Thanks largely to the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, scientists have discovered that the fast-flowing Kohler East glacier in Antarctica is rapidly siphoning ice from a neighboring flow at a pace never before seen.
Night-Time Light Emissions During Blackout in Spain and Portugal
As the night closed in on Spain and Portugal on April 28, 2025, polar satellites followed the blackout that lasted well into the early hours of the morning in several regions.
Earth from Space: French Guiana
Copernicus Sentinel-1 captured this radar image over French Guiana–home to Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, where ESA’s Biomass mission is being prepared for liftoff on April 29, 2025, onboard a Vega-C rocket.
Aces on Its Way to Space
On April 21, 2025, ESA’s Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space (ACES) began its journey to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United States.
New-Generation Weather Satellites Ready for Launch
The MetOp-Second Generation (MetOp-SG) mission is poised to revolutionize weather forecasting and will ensure the continued delivery of vital global observations. It will provide data for unprecedented weather forecasting accuracy and climate...
The Shrinking Aral Sea
Straddling the border between Kazakhstan in the north and Uzbekistan in the south, the Aral Sea was once a large inland water body in Central Asia.
Spectrum Rocket Takes Test Flight and Clears Launch Pad
Isar Aerospace’s two-stage launch vehicle Spectrum is 28 meters tall, 2 meters in diameter and, with its 10 engines, it’s targeting to launch payloads of up to 1,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit.
NASA, NSIDC Scientists Say Arctic Winter Sea Ice at Record Low
Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it’s ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
NASA’s EZIE Launches on Mission to Study Earth’s Electrojets
NASA’s Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on March 14, 2025.
Solar Flare Seen by Solar Orbiter
This solar flare was captured by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter mission on Sept. 30, 2024.
