We’re looking at the top and bottom of the world this week, specifically at aspects of ice and what’s below it in the Arctic and Antarctica. Arctic Last week a report from NASA and the United States National Snow and … Continue reading
Last week saw the launch of the latest mission in the European Union’s Copernicus Programme, as Sentinel-5A was successfully delivered into a polar orbit onboard the MetOp-SG A1 satellite. The Ariane-6 rocket took off from the European Spaceport in Kourou, … Continue reading
As everyone knows the British love to talk about the weather, and in the UK we are currently in our official fourth heatwave of the year. A heatwave is declared when temperatures meet or exceed the heatwave temperature threshold for … Continue reading
This week we’re focused on how satellite imagery can help support farming. We’re currently visiting Agricultural Shows as part of a project to understand how satellite imagery is being used in agriculture in the UK and were drawn to a … Continue reading
In Europe we are entering the summer holiday season, and people are starting to go away to relax and refresh themselves; however, there is no such slowdown in the Earth Observation sector with the potential for a launch three times … Continue reading
It has been a rollercoaster week for those of us involved in atmospheric satellite remote sensing. The positive side has seen the launch of Sentinel-4, but the flip side has seen the reported loss of MethaneSAT. Sentinel-4 Launched Copernicus Sentinel-4 was … Continue reading
Following on from last week where I reviewed the beginning of the Living Planet Symposium, this week I’m summarising my experience of the remainder of the event. For me Wednesday was a combination my oral presentation on the Space for … Continue reading
As we highlighted in our previous blog, I am in Austria this week at the European Space Agency’s Living Planet Symposium (LPS) 2025 with the theme Transitioning from Observing the Earth to Climate Action. To try and limit my carbon … Continue reading
Unlike Ultravox who walked in the cold air in Vienna, it looks like I will be warm as I head to the city for next week’s European Space Agency’s Living Planet Symposium. The Living Planet’s Symposia is a triennial event, … Continue reading
Last week I attended the ‘The UK Space Sector’ conference which took place on Tuesday 3rd June at the Royal Society in London as part of their ‘Transforming our future’ series of events. This series brings together experts from industry, … Continue reading
