This post contains educational materials from the event ESA’s 2025 Big Data Foundations for Earth Observation training course held in Riga, Latvia, from September 22-26, 2025. Access specific videos (click on ), presentation slides (click on ), and exercise data (click on ) from the sessions here below, or download all the theory slides, practical …
A new article, published in Geophysical Research Letters and led by Sara Jensen from DTU Space, demonstrates how ocean currents and eddies in the Arctic can be resolved at unprecedented resolution using the French (CNES) and US (NASA) Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite. The underlying research, funded in the context of the ESA …
Background The carbon cycle is central to the Earth system, being inextricably coupled with climate, the water cycle, nutrient cycles and the production of biomass by photosynthesis on land and in the oceans. Understanding the patterns of exchanges of carbon between the atmosphere, ocean and land and the processes associated to them such as CO2 …
More than 100 participants from over 20 nations gathered at ESA’s ESRIN centre for the Antarctica InSync Science Planning Workshop, marking a major milestone in shaping the future of international Antarctic research. The four-day event centred on discussions around the seven priority science themes and seven cross-cutting groups, each contributing to the ambitious coordination of …
The 4D Dynamic Earth project invites university students and early career scientists (BSc, MSc, PhD, ≤2 years professional experience) to a three‑day hands‑on workshop on Solid‑Earth research using satellite data. Supported by ESA and TU Delft, the event includes expert talks, interactive sessions, posters, and networking opportunities. Topics Explore a range of disciplines and data types, …
The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced its 2026 Call for Participation for universities interested in joining the next edition of the Science Hub Challenges. The initiative invites institutions with Master’s or PhD programmes in fields such as Earth Observation, Environmental Science, and Remote Sensing to engage students in real-world scientific challenges using ESA’s cloud-based …
The European Space Agency (ESA) is expanding the EarthCODE federation through a new round of Best Practice activities, strengthening Europe’s collaborative ecosystem for FAIR and Open Earth Science. EarthCODE – the Earth Science Collaborative Open Development Environment – is ESA’s initiative to advance Open Science, enabling researchers and scientists to share data, code, and methods …
Marine Heat Waves (MHWs) — periods of abnormally high sea surface temperatures lasting several days — are becoming more frequent and intense under climate change. Enhancing our capacity to monitor and predict them is now crucial — not only for science, but also for society and ocean health. Recognizing the growing importance of MHWs, numerous …
When the ground trembles during a powerful earthquake, the danger doesn’t end once the shaking stops. Hidden threats like landslides and floods often emerge later, putting lives and infrastructure at risk weeks, months, or even years after the main event. The knowledge gap Collapsed buildings and fast-moving landslides make headlines, but earthquakes destabilise …
Using over a decade of data from ESA’s CryoSat satellite, scientists have identified 85 previously unknown active subglacial lakes beneath Antarctica, bringing the total to 231. These lakes, hidden several kilometres below the surface, periodically fill and drain—movements detected through subtle ice surface height changes measured by CryoSat’s radar altimeter. The discovery also adds 12 …
