Apollo 11 Launch Pad

Apollo 11 Launch Pad

Celebrating 50 years since Apollo 11 blasted off with the first humans that would walk on the Moon, Copernicus Sentinel-2 captures the historic launch site at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Fla.

European Heat Wave

European Heat Wave

With some places recording air temperatures of more than 40°C (104°F), much of Europe is in the grip of a heatwave that set record highs for June.

Raikoke Erupts

Raikoke Erupts

On the morning of June 22, 2019, astronauts shot this photograph of the volcanic plume rising in a narrow column and then spreading out in a part of the plume known as the umbrella region.

Desert Greenery

Desert Greenery

Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, this image shows the edge of the dry desert in west Africa contrasted with vegetated land.

Jakobshavn Glacier

Jakobshavn Glacier

In recent years, Greenland has been losing more ice through the Jakobshavn Glacier than from anywhere else on this huge ice sheet.