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FLEX instrument meets its satellite

The development of ESA’s Earth Explorer FLEX mission has recently passed a significant milestone: the mission’s all-important, single instrument  has been joined to its satellite platform. This delicate operation was carried out…


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Earth from Space: Kuwaiti waters

The turquoise waters southeast of the Kuwaiti island of Failaka are captured in this image acquired by the Φsat-2 mission. Failaka is about 20 km off Kuwait’s coast at the head…



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Ignis Mission: Return to Earth

On 15 July 2025, with the splashdown of the Dragon capsule off the coast of California, the Ignis mission ended after a 20-day space journey. ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski…


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Earth from Space: Circles in the desert

This image from Copernicus Sentinel-1 shows circular agricultural structures near Tabarjal, in the barren desert of northern Saudi Arabia. Zoom in or click on the circles to explore this image at its…


Earth views from Cupola

Earth views from Cupola

Earth views from Cupola during Ignis mission View of Earth as seen by ESA project astronaut Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world”….



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Earth from Space

Earth from Space: Lake District, UK The varied landscape of England’s Lake District is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Zoom in or click on the…


Weightless on Earth with VIVALDI

Weightless on Earth with VIVALDI

During missions on the International Space Station, astronauts’ bodies go through a wide array of changes due to lack of gravity – everything from vision to cardiovascular health to bone…