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🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month! ✨ Many colours, one planet. With and , diversity is visible from above. We've brought togethe...
01/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month!

✨ Many colours, one planet. With and , diversity is visible from above. We've brought together twelve colourful views of Earth observed from space:

🔴 red tones show vegetation and land patterns along the Daugava River in Latvia
🟠 orange shades reveal desert dunes in the Grand Erg Oriental, Algeria
🟡 yellow highlights forests in the Churute Mangroves, Ecuador
🟢 green shows agricultural fields near Bucharest, Romania
🔵 blue captures a large phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea
🟣 purple reveals the meanders of the Kuskokwim River in Alaska
🟡🟣 yellow and purple tones show Lake Manicouagan in Canada
⚪ white and pale blue shades reveal ice, snow, and frozen surface patterns on Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica
🩷 pink tones highlight agricultural fields, land parcels, and water channels near Rio Grande, Brazil
🔵 cyan shades show ice and melt ponds on Bach Ice Shelf in Antarctica
🟤 brown tones reveal arid and rugged landscapes around the Ugab River in Namibia
⚫ black contrasts show land, water, and bright radar reflections from ships near the Panama Canal in Panama

🌈 Let's celebrate love, diversity and inclusion together!

🌫 At the end of May 2026, a large Saharan dust plume stretched from the west coast of Africa towards the Americas. Count...
01/06/2026

🌫 At the end of May 2026, a large Saharan dust plume stretched from the west coast of Africa towards the Americas. Countries such as Cabo Verde saw declining air quality as the dust plume passed over the region.

🛰 This data visualisation, based on Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) forecast data, shows a large dust plume on 1 June 2026 at 00:00 UTC, stretching across the North Atlantic and reaching the Caribbean Sea.

CAMS data support the assessment of air pollutants and aerosols, and help track their transport in the atmosphere, supporting near-real-time monitoring and global forecasts of atmospheric composition.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

☁️ A vast field of actinoform clouds stretches across the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Peru 🇵🇪, in this...
31/05/2026

☁️ A vast field of actinoform clouds stretches across the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Peru 🇵🇪, in this Copernicus Sentinel-3 image acquired on 25 May 2026.

Actinoform clouds are cloud formations with a distinctive radial shape, creating patterns which resemble giant flowers spread across the atmosphere.

They usually form within large layers of marine stratocumulus clouds through interactions between moisture, temperature, wind, and airborne particles.

In this image, the dark waters of the Pacific Ocean contrast with the bright white cloud tops, making the complex structure of the cloud field clearly visible. Breaks in the cloud cover expose the ocean below, making the radial patterns of the clouds easier to see.

Sentinel-3 data support the monitoring of cloud patterns over the oceans, helping scientists better understand large-scale atmospheric processes and the interactions between clouds, weather, and climate.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

🌲 Lake Wörthersee lies in the Klagenfurt Basin of Carinthia, southern Austria 🇦🇹, between low wooded ridges shaped by Al...
30/05/2026

🌲 Lake Wörthersee lies in the Klagenfurt Basin of Carinthia, southern Austria 🇦🇹, between low wooded ridges shaped by Alpine geology and glacial processes. The lake and its surrounding settlements bring together freshwater habitats, farmland, transport infrastructure, and tourist facilities within a relatively compact area.

In this image, acquired on 24 May 2026 by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, Lake Wörthersee appears as a dark-blue east–west water body, with lighter turquoise tones along parts of the shore. Klagenfurt is clearly visible to the east as a dense, pale urban area, while villages, roads, and fields trace the lake margins. To the south, the Drava River traces a broad, dark meander through agricultural land.

Sentinel-2 data support the monitoring of changes in vegetation, shoreline conditions, water colour, and land use, contributing to environmental management across water bodies and cities.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

🦠 Phytoplankton are microscopic marine organisms which form the base of the marine food web and multiply rapidly when li...
29/05/2026

🦠 Phytoplankton are microscopic marine organisms which form the base of the marine food web and multiply rapidly when light and nutrient conditions are favourable.

In early May 2026, a phytoplankton bloom developed in the western Black Sea off the coast of Romania 🇹🇩, remaining visible through late May.

🛰 This natural-colour image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 26 May 2026, covers the Romanian coast around the city of Constanța and the Danube Delta. Offshore, the bloom appears as extensive turquoise and milky-blue swirls against darker open water, reflecting surface patterns shaped by local currents.

Sentinel-2 and Copernicus Sentinel-3 data help track the extent and development of phytoplankton blooms, supporting water-quality monitoring, coastal management, and assessments of potential impacts on marine ecosystems, fisheries, and tourism.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

🌋 A submarine eruption began on 8 May 2026 in the central Bismarck Sea, 130 kilometres south-east of Manus Island, Papua...
28/05/2026

🌋 A submarine eruption began on 8 May 2026 in the central Bismarck Sea, 130 kilometres south-east of Manus Island, Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬. The eruption revealed a previously unmapped underwater volcano, now provisionally named Titan Ridge Volcano, in a remote and tectonically active area of the Pacific Ocean.

🛰️ This image, acquired by one of the Sentinel-2 satellites on 22 May 2026, shows signs of the ongoing eruption. Darker blue tones mark deeper open sea, while brown tones indicate ash suspended on the water surface. Bright green colours indicate turbid waters caused by volcanic activity, while a plume appears above turquoise discoloured water.

The poor mapping of the region’s volcanic ridges makes Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite monitoring particularly valuable for tracking ongoing volcanic activity.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

🚀 EU Space Days 2026 has come to a close in Nicosia, Cyprus after two inspiring days of discussions, networking and coll...
27/05/2026

🚀 EU Space Days 2026 has come to a close in Nicosia, Cyprus after two inspiring days of discussions, networking and collaboration shaping the future of .

A big thank you to the organisers and all participants, speakers and moderators who made this event possible.

The event highlighted Europe’s ambition to lead in space and deliver tangible benefits for people and businesses, including Earth observation with .

📸 We look back at some of the highlights in photos.
🔗 Learn more: https://link.europa.eu/JHRQ96

🔥 Two wildfires broke out between 24 and 25 May 2026 within Doñana National Park in south-western Spain 🇪🇦, one of Europ...
27/05/2026

🔥 Two wildfires broke out between 24 and 25 May 2026 within Doñana National Park in south-western Spain 🇪🇦, one of Europe’s most important wetland and dune ecosystems, protected under UNESCO World Heritage and Ramsar Convention designations.

Andalusian authorities deployed more than 100 forest firefighters, together with aerial firefighting aircraft, to contain the flames within the protected area.

🛰 Despite partial cloud cover, this image, acquired by one of the Sentinel-2 satellites on 25 May 2026, shows the ongoing fires inside the park.

Areas of active fire appear as bright orange-red patches, while a dark brown burn scar marks ground already affected by the flames.

Copernicus Sentinel-2 data help map burnt areas, monitor smoke-affected zones, and support authorities in assessing the impact of fire on sensitive habitats.

🔗 https://eu-space.europa.eu/explore-euspace/images

26/05/2026

Day 1 at EU Space Days 2026 in Nicosia, Cyprus is buzzing with bold ideas, inspiring discussions and Europe’s space community coming together to shape the future of space policy, innovation and security.

Across the main stage, discussions focused on how Europe can reinforce its leadership in space through:

🛰️ Stronger EU space capabilities and dual-use technologies
🚀 Autonomous and reliable access to space
🛡️ Space for a stronger and protection of assets
💶 The growing space economy
🌍 Europe’s space sovereignty - from raw materials to orbit
📜 The EU Space Act, supporting safety, resilience and sustainability in space
📡 How satellite data and space services support crisis response and save lives

At the Agora stage, participants also explored real-life applications of and EU Space Surveillance and Tracking (EU SST).

📺 Join the live stream today and tomorrow for Day 2 - and follow the conversation online: https://link.europa.eu/JHRQ96

🇨🇾 From 26 to 27 May, Cyprus hosts the EU Space Days 2026, the European Union’s flagship event dedicated to space policy...
26/05/2026

🇨🇾 From 26 to 27 May, Cyprus hosts the EU Space Days 2026, the European Union’s flagship event dedicated to space policy, business, innovation, and strategic autonomy.

Organised by the European Commission under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026, the event showcases how the EU Space Programme delivers concrete benefits to citizens, public authorities, industry, and security actors.

🛰️ In this , acquired by one of the Sentinel-2 satellites on 8 March 2026, Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus and the event’s host city, is visible.

The extensive built-up area, shown in pale grey and beige tones, contrasts with the vivid green agricultural fields surrounding the city.

📺 Follow the event through live streams: link.europa.eu/JHRQ96

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