ESA's Current and future missions
(European Space Agency)
The missions listed below are operated by, or are in preparation by, teams at ESOC, the European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany.
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Current_and_future_missions
(European Space Agency)
The missions listed below are operated by, or are in preparation by, teams at ESOC, the European Space Operations Centre, Darmstadt, Germany.
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Current_and_future_missions
ESA
Current and future missions
The missions listed below are or will be operated from ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC), Darmstadt, Germany.
NASA's Missions
Current:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/?type=current
Future:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/?type=future
Current:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/?type=current
Future:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/?type=future
Updates:
NASA satellite offers urban carbon dioxide insights
https://m.phys.org/news/2020-03-nasa-satellite-urban-carbon-dioxide.html
NASA satellite offers urban carbon dioxide insights
https://m.phys.org/news/2020-03-nasa-satellite-urban-carbon-dioxide.html
phys.org
NASA satellite offers urban carbon dioxide insights
A new NASA/university study of carbon dioxide emissions for 20 major cities around the world provides the first direct, satellite-based evidence that as a city's population density increases, the carbon ...
Updates:
GRACE gravity mission captures Greenland ice loss
Greenland shed an extraordinary 600 billion tonnes of ice by the end of summer last year.
This melt-driven loss would have raised global sea levels by 2.2mm, say scientists who've just published an analysis of satellite gravity measurements taken over the Arctic.
Of course, when winter set in, some of that mass would have been recovered as it snowed across the ice sheet.
The data comes from the joint US-German space mission known as Grace-FO ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51954988
GRACE gravity mission captures Greenland ice loss
Greenland shed an extraordinary 600 billion tonnes of ice by the end of summer last year.
This melt-driven loss would have raised global sea levels by 2.2mm, say scientists who've just published an analysis of satellite gravity measurements taken over the Arctic.
Of course, when winter set in, some of that mass would have been recovered as it snowed across the ice sheet.
The data comes from the joint US-German space mission known as Grace-FO ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51954988
BBC News
Grace gravity mission captures Greenland ice loss
The US-German Grace satellites saw Greenland shed 600 billion tonnes of ice by the end of summer last year.
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An unusual ozone hole opened over the Arctic.
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Using data from @copernicus_eu Sentinel-5p, scientists from @germanaerospacecenter observed an unusual ozone hole form over the #Arctic in the past weeks.
This animation shows the daily ozone levels over the Arctic from 9 March 2020 until 1 April 2020.
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Unusual atmospheric conditions, including freezing temperatures in the stratosphere, have led ozone levels to plummet – causing a ‘mini-hole’ in the ozone layer.
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Credits: includes modified Copernicus data (2020), processed by DLR/BIRA/ES
An unusual ozone hole opened over the Arctic.
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Using data from @copernicus_eu Sentinel-5p, scientists from @germanaerospacecenter observed an unusual ozone hole form over the #Arctic in the past weeks.
This animation shows the daily ozone levels over the Arctic from 9 March 2020 until 1 April 2020.
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Unusual atmospheric conditions, including freezing temperatures in the stratosphere, have led ozone levels to plummet – causing a ‘mini-hole’ in the ozone layer.
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Credits: includes modified Copernicus data (2020), processed by DLR/BIRA/ES
Happy Earth Day!
Climate change can no longer be denied, partly because of satellite data. In Corona times the motto is #EarthDayAtHome. This also helps against #airpollution: current data from the German Tropomi instrument on board the Sentinel 5P satellite of the European Copernicus fleet show a significant drop in nitrogen concentrations over Europe in March and April 2020 - in some cities 45 - 50 percent less than in the same period last year. Consequence of the isolation measures in connection with Covid-19 to contain the corona virus in Europe.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Rt98Ap6Iv/
Climate change can no longer be denied, partly because of satellite data. In Corona times the motto is #EarthDayAtHome. This also helps against #airpollution: current data from the German Tropomi instrument on board the Sentinel 5P satellite of the European Copernicus fleet show a significant drop in nitrogen concentrations over Europe in March and April 2020 - in some cities 45 - 50 percent less than in the same period last year. Consequence of the isolation measures in connection with Covid-19 to contain the corona virus in Europe.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Rt98Ap6Iv/
Instagram
DLR
Happy Earth Day everybody! Fifty years ago today, millions of people took to the streets in the US to demonstrate against oil spills, pollution, whaling and toxic waste. The goals of that time are more relevant today than ever before: climate change can no…
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Ask our scientists about the Sun’s activity & how it affects Earth in the comments below! ☀️🌎 Our Sun is an active star. It releases a constant stream of material called the solar wind, along with more occasional bursts of particles, material and energy that flow out into the solar system. Here on Earth, the effects of those events can range from issues like satellite problems, communications failures, and even power outages, to stunning natural phenomena like airglow and the northern & southern lights.
Our scientists study the Sun, its effects on Earth, and everything in between to better understand when and how these events happen. Ask us anything about our research in the comments!
⬇️ We will answer your questions from 3-5 p.m. EDT on May 1
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_phK5ipdNL/
Ask our scientists about the Sun’s activity & how it affects Earth in the comments below! ☀️🌎 Our Sun is an active star. It releases a constant stream of material called the solar wind, along with more occasional bursts of particles, material and energy that flow out into the solar system. Here on Earth, the effects of those events can range from issues like satellite problems, communications failures, and even power outages, to stunning natural phenomena like airglow and the northern & southern lights.
Our scientists study the Sun, its effects on Earth, and everything in between to better understand when and how these events happen. Ask us anything about our research in the comments!
⬇️ We will answer your questions from 3-5 p.m. EDT on May 1
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_phK5ipdNL/
Instagram
NASA Goddard
Ask our scientists about the Sun’s activity & how it affects Earth in the comments below! ☀️🌎 Our Sun is an active star. It releases a constant stream of material called the solar wind, along with more occasional bursts of particles, material and energy that…
2020_dlrmagazine-164.pdf
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DLR Magazine
German Aerospace Center
DLRmagazine 164 – Rolling out the red carpet
German Aerospace Center
DLRmagazine 164 – Rolling out the red carpet
Updates:
The prolonged period of dry weather in the Czech Republic has resulted in what experts are calling the ‘worst drought in 500 years.’ Scientists are using ESA satellite data to monitor the drought that’s gripped the country
http://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/SMOS/Czech_Republic_drought_visible_from_space
The prolonged period of dry weather in the Czech Republic has resulted in what experts are calling the ‘worst drought in 500 years.’ Scientists are using ESA satellite data to monitor the drought that’s gripped the country
http://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/SMOS/Czech_Republic_drought_visible_from_space
www.esa.int
Czech Republic drought visible from space
The prolonged period of dry weather in the Czech Republic has resulted in what experts are calling the ‘worst drought in 500 years.’ Scientists are using ESA satellite data to monitor the drought that’s gripped the country.
Expedition: Home
(video: 00:03:00)
Are you ready to have fun with space at home? Explore Expedition Home, a one-stop shop for space-themed activities designed for kids and parents across three age ranges
http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2020/05/Expedition_Home
(video: 00:03:00)
Are you ready to have fun with space at home? Explore Expedition Home, a one-stop shop for space-themed activities designed for kids and parents across three age ranges
http://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2020/05/Expedition_Home
www.esa.int
Expedition Home
Updates:
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In an area stretching from Africa to South America, Earth’s magnetic field is gradually weakening. This strange behaviour has geophysicists puzzled and is causing technical disturbances in satellites orbiting Earth. Scientists are using data from ESA’s Swarm constellation to improve our understanding of this area known as the ‘South Atlantic Anomaly.’
Read more:
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Swarm/Swarm_probes_weakening_of_Earth_s_magnetic_field
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In an area stretching from Africa to South America, Earth’s magnetic field is gradually weakening. This strange behaviour has geophysicists puzzled and is causing technical disturbances in satellites orbiting Earth. Scientists are using data from ESA’s Swarm constellation to improve our understanding of this area known as the ‘South Atlantic Anomaly.’
Read more:
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Swarm/Swarm_probes_weakening_of_Earth_s_magnetic_field
ESA
Swarm probes weakening of Earth’s magnetic field
In an area stretching from Africa to South America, Earth’s magnetic field is gradually weakening. This strange behaviour has geophysicists puzzled and is causing technical disturbances in satellites orbiting Earth. Scientists are using data from ESA’s Swarm…
Updates:
Scientists create exotic matter on space station to explore the quantum world
Scientists have generated an exotic form of matter in the unique microgravity environment aboard the International Space Station and are using it to explore the quantum world, a new study finds ...
More: https://www.space.com/exotic-matter-quantum-world-on-space-station.html
Scientists create exotic matter on space station to explore the quantum world
Scientists have generated an exotic form of matter in the unique microgravity environment aboard the International Space Station and are using it to explore the quantum world, a new study finds ...
More: https://www.space.com/exotic-matter-quantum-world-on-space-station.html
Space.com
Scientists create exotic, fifth state of matter on space station to explore the quantum world
Scientists have generated an exotic form of matter in the unique microgravity environment aboard the International Space Station and are using it to explore the quantum world, a new study finds.
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Satellite "SMOS" for drought monitoring
Satellite "SMOS" for drought monitoring
Video:
As of this month, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory – SDO – has spent ~10 years watching the Sun non-stop. During this time, SDO has gathered 425 million high-res images & amassed 20 million gigabytes of data.
Here is a Decade of Sun ...
Full video: https://youtu.be/l3QQQu7QLoM
As of this month, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory – SDO – has spent ~10 years watching the Sun non-stop. During this time, SDO has gathered 425 million high-res images & amassed 20 million gigabytes of data.
Here is a Decade of Sun ...
Full video: https://youtu.be/l3QQQu7QLoM
YouTube
A Decade of Sun
As of June 2020, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory — SDO — has now been watching the Sun non-stop for over a full decade. From its orbit in space around the Earth, SDO has gathered 425 million high-resolution images of the Sun, amassing 20 million gigabytes…
Seminar:
Introduction to RadioTelescopes
and
a short report on building and testing our "VLF Radio Telescope" at "Adib Astronomy Center"
🔹 تابستان ۹۹ با سری برنامه های زنده اینترنتی آسترومینار
🔴 آشنایی با رادیو تلسکوپها
و گزارش ساخت و آزمایش رادیوتلسکوپ VLF
👤 کارشناس
🔸 حمید مقدس پور
مدیر عامل شرکت سپهر هوافضا
➕ با همراهی مهدی لولاکی
📆 ۱۲ تیر ۹۹
⏰ ساعت ۱۹:۰۰
🖥 آدرس وبینار
b2n.ir/aac99
🔴 لطفا پس از ورود برروی گزینه میهمان کلیک کنید.
🔴 در صورت عدم اتصال با انجام کلیک، آدرس را کپی و در مرورگر کروم یا فایرفاکس وارد شوید.
مرکز آموزش نجوم ادیب👇
🆔 @AdibAstroCenter
Introduction to RadioTelescopes
and
a short report on building and testing our "VLF Radio Telescope" at "Adib Astronomy Center"
🔹 تابستان ۹۹ با سری برنامه های زنده اینترنتی آسترومینار
🔴 آشنایی با رادیو تلسکوپها
و گزارش ساخت و آزمایش رادیوتلسکوپ VLF
👤 کارشناس
🔸 حمید مقدس پور
مدیر عامل شرکت سپهر هوافضا
➕ با همراهی مهدی لولاکی
📆 ۱۲ تیر ۹۹
⏰ ساعت ۱۹:۰۰
🖥 آدرس وبینار
b2n.ir/aac99
🔴 لطفا پس از ورود برروی گزینه میهمان کلیک کنید.
🔴 در صورت عدم اتصال با انجام کلیک، آدرس را کپی و در مرورگر کروم یا فایرفاکس وارد شوید.
مرکز آموزش نجوم ادیب👇
🆔 @AdibAstroCenter
Updates:
ESA to reveal first images from Solar Orbiter
The first images from ESA’s new Sun-observing spacecraft Solar Orbiter will be released to the public on 16 July 2020 ...
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No other images of the Sun have been taken from such a close distance. During its first perihelion, the point in the spacecraft’s elliptical orbit closest to the Sun, Solar Orbiter got as close as 77 million kilometres from the star’s surface, about half the distance between the Sun and Earth. The spacecraft will eventually make much closer approaches to the Sun ...
More:
https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Call_for_Media_ESA_to_reveal_first_images_from_Solar_Orbiter
ESA to reveal first images from Solar Orbiter
The first images from ESA’s new Sun-observing spacecraft Solar Orbiter will be released to the public on 16 July 2020 ...
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No other images of the Sun have been taken from such a close distance. During its first perihelion, the point in the spacecraft’s elliptical orbit closest to the Sun, Solar Orbiter got as close as 77 million kilometres from the star’s surface, about half the distance between the Sun and Earth. The spacecraft will eventually make much closer approaches to the Sun ...
More:
https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/Call_for_Media_ESA_to_reveal_first_images_from_Solar_Orbiter
Updates:
Solar Orbiter’s first images reveal ‘campfires’ on the Sun
The first images from Solar Orbiter, a new Sun-observing mission by ESA and NASA, have revealed omnipresent miniature solar flares, dubbed ‘campfires’, near the surface of our closest star ...
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Solar_Orbiter_s_first_images_reveal_campfires_on_the_Sun
Solar Orbiter’s first images reveal ‘campfires’ on the Sun
The first images from Solar Orbiter, a new Sun-observing mission by ESA and NASA, have revealed omnipresent miniature solar flares, dubbed ‘campfires’, near the surface of our closest star ...
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Solar_Orbiter_s_first_images_reveal_campfires_on_the_Sun
ESA
Solar Orbiter’s first images reveal ‘campfires’ on the Sun
The first images from Solar Orbiter, a new Sun-observing mission by ESA and NASA, have revealed omnipresent miniature solar flares, dubbed ‘campfires’, near the surface of our closest star.
Updates:
Cluster’s 20 years of studying Earth’s magnetosphere
Despite a nominal lifetime of two years, ESA’s Cluster is now entering its third decade in space. This unique four-spacecraft mission has been revealing the secrets of Earth’s magnetic environment since 2000 and, with 20 years of observations under its belt, is still enabling new discoveries as it explores our planet’s relationship with the Sun
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More:
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Cluster/Cluster_s_20_years_of_studying_Earth_s_magnetosphere
Cluster’s 20 years of studying Earth’s magnetosphere
Despite a nominal lifetime of two years, ESA’s Cluster is now entering its third decade in space. This unique four-spacecraft mission has been revealing the secrets of Earth’s magnetic environment since 2000 and, with 20 years of observations under its belt, is still enabling new discoveries as it explores our planet’s relationship with the Sun
...
More:
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Cluster/Cluster_s_20_years_of_studying_Earth_s_magnetosphere
ESA
Cluster’s 20 years of studying Earth’s magnetosphere
Despite a nominal lifetime of two years, ESA’s Cluster is now entering its third decade in space. This unique four-spacecraft mission has been revealing the secrets of Earth’s magnetic environment since 2000 and, with 20 years of observations under its belt…
Updates:
The return of the LIDAR
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In a peninsula far, far away, a laser shoots into the sky to study the Antarctic atmosphere at Concordia research station.
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The Light Detection and Ranging instrument, or LIDAR, is a remote sensing technique that uses light to study an object.
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A pulsed laser beam is aimed at the target and properties of the resulting scattered light are recorded by sensors. Using these measurements, researchers collect information about the atmosphere, including density, temperature, wind speed, cloud formation and aerosol particles.
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LIDAR and SONAR (sonic detection and ranging) instruments help monitor the Atmospheric Boundary Layer, the 1 km thick bottom layer of the troposphere where changes on Earth’s surface strongly influence temperature, moisture and wind.
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These changes to Earth’s surface are largely caused by human activity. Increased greenhouse gas emissions are raising temperatures and ...
More:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDql3QnIWrw
The return of the LIDAR
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In a peninsula far, far away, a laser shoots into the sky to study the Antarctic atmosphere at Concordia research station.
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The Light Detection and Ranging instrument, or LIDAR, is a remote sensing technique that uses light to study an object.
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A pulsed laser beam is aimed at the target and properties of the resulting scattered light are recorded by sensors. Using these measurements, researchers collect information about the atmosphere, including density, temperature, wind speed, cloud formation and aerosol particles.
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LIDAR and SONAR (sonic detection and ranging) instruments help monitor the Atmospheric Boundary Layer, the 1 km thick bottom layer of the troposphere where changes on Earth’s surface strongly influence temperature, moisture and wind.
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These changes to Earth’s surface are largely caused by human activity. Increased greenhouse gas emissions are raising temperatures and ...
More:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDql3QnIWrw