Satellite Imagery of the Widest River in the World
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission captured this satellite image of the Amazon river that has been processed by the combining of two polarisations into one image.
Red Sprites and Blue Jets: Electrical Storms in the Upper Atmosphere
Known as red sprites and blue jets, these electrical storms shoot lightening up into space towards the outer edges of Earth’s atmosphere instead of towards the surface of the Earth.
Now You Can Track Santa with ESA’s Updated Sentinel App
You can now use the European’s Space Agency’s updated Sentinel App to track Father Christmas as he travels around the world, delivering presents.
Ice Loss in Greenland
Recent research has shown that one of Greeland’s largest glaciers is losing up to five billion tons of ice every year as it melts into the ocean.
How the Earth’s Magnetic Field is Changing
The ESA recently released the results of data collection from Swarm from the past six months that analyzed changes in the Earth’s magnetic field.
Southern Namibia and Northern South Africa Image
ESA’s image of the week shows the coastline of southern Namibia and northern South Africa: We can clearly see the sand dunes of the Namib Desert … Read more