After six months of intensive testing, the first Sentinel-2 satellite developed and built by Airbus Defence and Space for the European Space Agency (ESA) is getting ready for its mission in space.

Launched on 5 September 2024 on a Vega rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite has delivered its first images. These spectacular views of Earth offer a ...

More eyes on Earth as a new satellite under Earth’s most advanced observational programme is set to replace an older model. Yesterday (5 September), a new Copernicus observational satellite was ...

A Belgium-led science team based in Antarctica used Copernicus Sentinel-2 data to plan an expedition that recovered one of the biggest meteorites ever found in Earth’s southernmost continent. The ...

More than 25 million cubic yards of rock and ice broke loose and plunged into Greenland's Dickson Fjord, creating a ...

Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, is featured in this optical image, captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the circles to learn ...

Photographs taken from space have helped the Sky News Data and Forensics team cover natural disasters, war and humanitarian ...

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission is responding to the emergency. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's been a disastrous season ...

Arianespace’s small launcher, the Vega rocket, has lofted the Sentinel-2B Earth observation satellite on Monday night (local time). Sentinel-2B becomes the fifth satellite launched for Copernicus ...

Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission passed above the volcano shortly after the eruption started. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...