Following the success of last year’s ɸ-week, this year’s event promises to be even more exciting. With the conference room packed to the gunwales, ɸ-week 2019 kicked off this afternoon at ESA’s centre of Earth observation in Italy with a series of stimulating talks, lively debate and an announcement of a new initiative. To source
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Monitoring air pollution from fires
The wildfires that have been devastating the Amazon rainforest have been international headline news over the last weeks. These fires are not only an environmental tragedy in terms of lost forest and biodiversity, but they are also leaving their mark on the atmosphere, affecting air quality and, potentially, the global climate. To source
Magnetic wonder
Space Science Image of the Week: Plotting the surprising changes in Mercury’s magnetic history To source
Week in images
Our week through the lens: 2 – 6 September 2019 To source
Shaken but not stirred: Konnect satellite completes vibration tests
The first Spacebus Neo satellite – Konnect, a high-throughput satellite ordered by Eutelsat – has successfully completed its mechanical test campaign in Thales Alenia Space facilities in Cannes. The test demonstrates the ability of the satellite to withstand the strong shaking that occurs during launch. To source
Castelli Romani
Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over the Castelli Romani, a volcanic area just outside of Rome in Italy To source
Earth from Space
In this edition, explore the Castelli Romani area near Rome with Copernicus Sentinel-2 To source
UN offers use of ESA’s hypergravity centrifuge to researchers worldwide
Imagine being able to increase the force of gravity simply by turning a dial. A United Nations fellowship is offering this opportunity to researchers all over the world, through access to ESA’s hypergravity-generating Large Diameter Centrifuge. To source
ɸ-week live
ESA’s ɸ-week on 9–13 September explores how open science and innovation can benefit from the latest digital technologies to help shape future Earth observation missions and services. Watch live To source
Lunar plant pot
Technology image of the week: ESA’s lunar 3D printing competition winner with a printed version of her design To source
ESA spacecraft dodges large constellation
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Subsea scouting
Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Lunar exploration goes to the next level in the NEEMO NXT mission To source
Dorian destruction
This Copernicus Sentinel-3 image features Hurricane Dorian as this devastating storm pummels the Bahamas on 2 September To source