Archive Envisat Image Shows the Highlands of Ecuador

Archive Envisat Image Shows the Highlands of Ecuador

The Antisana volcano is also clearly visible in this photo

Zambezi Floodplains Revealed by Orbital Radar Instrument

Zambezi Floodplains Revealed by Orbital Radar Instrument

The image focuses on an important region in western Zambia

Spectacular View of Iceland's Beautiful Fjords – Photo

Spectacular View of Iceland's Beautiful Fjords – Photo

ESA satellite captures interesting image of the tectonic island

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 26th, 2012
Detection Ground Deformations with Satellite Radars

Detection Ground Deformations with Satellite Radars

ESA is mapping landslides in Switzerland using Envisat

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 8th, 2012
ESA Needs to Launch Its Sentinels as Soon as Possible

ESA Needs to Launch Its Sentinels as Soon as Possible

The agency may have to push launch dates forward by a little bit

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 9th, 2012
Envisat Is No More

Envisat Is No More

ESA ends iconic Earth-observation mission after more than a decade

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 21st, 2012
Envisat Still Out of Contact

Envisat Still Out of Contact

ESA engineers are working hard to reestablish a link

ESA Loses Contact with Envisat

ESA Loses Contact with Envisat

The satellite has been monitoring Earth for more than a decade

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 5th, 2012
Envisat Maps Enormous Ice Loss in the Antarctic

Envisat Maps Enormous Ice Loss in the Antarctic

The satellite has been keeping an eye on the Southern Continent for a decade

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 28th, 2012
Signs of Unrest Seen in Dormant Volcanoes

Signs of Unrest Seen in Dormant Volcanoes

Satellites are helping reshape our understanding of Earth's dynamics

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 27th, 2012
Satellites Reveal How Northern Permafrosts Are Melting

Satellites Reveal How Northern Permafrosts Are Melting

Space-based instruments produce high-resolution images covering these soils

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 2nd, 2012
Anniversary: Envisat Spacecraft Turns 10

Anniversary: Envisat Spacecraft Turns 10

ESA says the satellite is essential for monitoring our planet

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 23rd, 2012
Arctic Freshwater Dome Could Freeze Europe

Arctic Freshwater Dome Could Freeze Europe

The water may spill into the north Atlantic Ocean

South Atlantic Reveals Massive Phytoplankton Bloom

South Atlantic Reveals Massive Phytoplankton Bloom

The formation is currently located to the east of the Falkland Islands

Envisat Images the Aegean Islands

Envisat Images the Aegean Islands

The view is centered on the famous island of Crete

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 24th, 2011
Anniversary: Envisat Completes 50,000 Orbits

Anniversary: Envisat Completes 50,000 Orbits

The mission is the unsung hero of Earth observation efforts

 
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