Arctic Circle Oil Spill

Arctic Circle Oil Spill

A state of emergency has been declared after some 20,000 metric tons of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic Circle. Images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission show the extent of the spill.

Chile's Atacama Minerals

Chile's Atacama Minerals

The ESA Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over part of Chile's Atacama Desert, which is bound on the west by the Pacific and on the east by the Andes.

Dutch Tulip Fields Come Into Bloom

Dutch Tulip Fields Come Into Bloom

Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on April 5, April 10, April 15 and April 20, 2020, this sequence of images shows how the fields change from browns and greens to an array of vibrant colors.

Deserted Venetian Lagoon

Deserted Venetian Lagoon

Italy's efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease has led to a decrease of boat traffic in Venice's famous waterways, as captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

NASA Satellite Offers Urban Carbon Dioxide Insights

NASA Satellite Offers Urban Carbon Dioxide Insights

A new NASA/university study of carbon dioxide emissions for 20 major cities around the world provides the first direct, satellite-based evidence that as a city's population density increases, the carbon dioxide it emits per person declines, with some notable exceptions.