Sept. 4 (UPI) --The European Space Agency launched the final Vega rocket into space late Wednesday with a mission to carry the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite into low-Earth orbit. The launch ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Planet Labs Germany GmbH, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced that they have signed a multi-year contract with the European ...

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket is gearing up for its fourth-ever launch today, carrying the crucial Sentinel-1D satellite into orbit. This mission is a key step in enhancing Earth-observation capabilities, ...

Sentinel-2A, over ten years old, now takes night shots. Its replacement is in orbit, but the aging satellite performs ...

With commercial companies playing an increasingly important role in creating a dynamic and innovative space industry, nine New Space satellite data suppliers have joined the Copernicus programme as ...

Around 40% of floating ice shelves have significantly reduced in volume over past 25 years. 40% of floating ice shelves have significantly reduced in size in the past 25 years. New research, based ...

With seven Copernicus Sentinel missions in orbit delivering an almost unimaginable amount of freely-available data about our planet, the potential of tapping into this incredible resource to better ...

At the end of October 2023, a new island appeared on the surface of the Pacific Seas off Japan, and now satellites have imaged its continuous growth. The new island has been officially called Niijima, ...