This image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on Jan. 6, 2026, shows Amsterdam in the Netherlands blanketed in snow.

This image is a combination of altimeter data from both the Sentinel-6 sea-level tracking satellites: Sentinel-6B and its twin, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, which was launched in 2020.

ESA’s first Scout mission, HydroGNSS, launched on Nov. 28, 2025, marking a significant step in advancing global understanding of water availability and the effects of climate change on Earth’s water cycle. 

The Branco River, or Rio Branco, forms north of the area pictured here, near the city of Boa Vista and flows southwest for 775 kilometers before joining Rio Negro, a major tributary of the Amazon River. 

A U.S. Air Force Reserve crew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” flew through Hurricane Melissa on Oct. 27, 2025.

Using advanced AUV technology, Terradepth demonstrated that high-specification surveys no longer require costly, high-footprint operations. 

Part of the icy landscape of the Northeast Greenland National Park is pictured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.  Lying in the North Atlantic Ocean, Greenland is the world’s largest island and is home to the Northeast...

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of supplies to the orbiting laboratory, lifted off Aug. 25, 2025, on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. 

Despite this new satellite only being in orbit for three weeks and the commissioning is at a very early stage, its Microwave Sounder (MWS) and Radio Occultation (RO) sounder are already returning early “first glimpse” data, marking a significant milestone in a new era of European weather and climate monitoring.