The Earth Observation component of the EU Space Programme
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🇮🇹 Italia, siete pronti al decollo? 🚀
@KubiliusA's #EULaunchTour arrives in Italy!
Home to the Vega launcher, and a strategic partner in securing our independent access to space.
🇪🇺 Building a competitive & autonomous #EUSpace transportation ecosystem.
🔗link.europa.eu/BGPHbm
🐸 Cornwall’s Colliford Lake is shrinking! 🇬🇧
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 #ImageOfTheDay show the reservoir falling from 71% full in Oct 2024 to just 33% in Nov 2026, amid severe drought.
💧 Data help track drought impacts on water resources.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/explore-e…
🌳🩺 Environmental change affects human health.
Deforestation, extreme weather, air pollution, and the loss of pollinators can each influence how people feel.
CLMS data support research into these connections.
👉 link.europa.eu/Qghxhb
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🌡️ As world leaders gather at #COP31, new data show October 2026 was the warmest October on record!
📊 Global temps averaged 1.75°C above pre-industrial levels - the 3rd consecutive month above 1.5°C.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU data help track global warming.
🔗 link.europa.eu/Tm8YHp
🌋 A landscape shaped by fire! 🇲🇽
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 captures El Pinacate’s striking volcanic features in Mexico’s Sonoran Desert: dark lava fields, cinder cones and more than 10 vast maar craters.
🌍 A @UNESCO WHS.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/explore-e…
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🏖️ Two lagoons, two colours! 🇪🇸
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 captures Spain’s La Mata lagoon in green and Torrevieja in pink - a striking contrast shaped by different salinity levels and salt-loving microorganisms.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/explore-e…
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☀️ Benban Solar Park 🇪🇬 is one of the world’s largest solar power plants.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 captures its installations in the Sahara.
The EU-funded CiROCCO project help monitor dust-related energy losses.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/explore-e…
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🚀 Sweden’s gateway to space! 🇸🇪
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 captures Esrange Space Center near Kiruna, inside the Arctic Circle.
On 5 Nov, #AccessToSpace Launch Tour kick off in Esrange with @KubiliusA, spotlighting Europe’s launcher ecosystem.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/launch-to…
🍂 Autumn colours in Slovakia! 🇸🇰
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 captures golden beech forests around Banská Bystrica, contrasting with dark green spruce, snow-covered peaks & low clouds.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/explore-e…
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💧 Lake Koroneia 🇬🇷 has shrunk dramatically - from 42.8 km² in 1984 to just 2.7 km² in 2026, ~6% of its former extent.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 reveals the shrinking wetland, highlighting the impact of prolonged water scarcity.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/explore-e…
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🌫️ Autumn haze blankets the Indo-Gangetic Plain across 🇵🇰 Pakistan & 🇮🇳 India.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-3 captures the smoke stretching from Lahore to New Delhi, with the snow-capped Himalayas in the background.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/explore-e…
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🌊 Where the Mekong meets the sea! 🇻🇳
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 reveals sediment-rich waters in pink & purple along Vietnam’s coast, with offshore wind turbines and ships in view.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/explore-e…
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🏙️ Happy World Cities Day! 🌍
🛰️ #CopernicusEU data show how Paris 🇫🇷 expanded: built-up areas grew by over 50% between 1975 & 2025, from 470 to 710 km².
🌱 Satellite data help plan safer, more resilient cities.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/explore-e…
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🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-6B is now operational!
🌊 It will continue the global sea-level record, which began in 1992. Since then, oceans have risen by more than 11.5 cm.
📊 Tracking sea-level rise to support climate monitoring & coastal protection.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/explore-e…
#EYE2027 is coming! 📣
On 18-19 June 2027, thousands of young people aged 16 to 30 from across Europe and beyond will come together at the @Europarl_EN in Strasbourg.
Explore opportunities to get involved and find the latest news at: eye2027.eu
Save the date!
🛰️ A rare cloud-free view of Tierra del Fuego! 🇦🇷🇨🇱
🏔 #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 reveals snow-capped peaks, green landscapes & deep blue waterways at the southern tip of South America.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/explore-e…
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Copernicus EU retweeted
📣 CASSINI Space Camps are returning!
The next edition will offer 6 local, fully residential learning experiences to young people aged 14–18.
🧑🚀 building skills
👩🚀 introducing #EUSpace techs and apps
👨🚀 entrepreneurship, teamwork, hands-on activities
🔗 cassini.eu/spacecamps/space-…
❄️ Longyearbyen, Svalbard 🇳🇴 lies in one of the Arctic’s fastest-warming regions.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 captures its glaciers and rugged terrain, where thawing permafrost and retreating ice highlight rapid environmental change.
🔗 link.europa.eu/qmW8cV
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Low water levels are affecting the River Rhine 🇩🇪 after a dry spring & hot summer.
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 reveals exposed sandbanks near Kaub, where the gauge read just 0.55 m on 26 October, limiting shipping capacity.
🔗 eu-space.europa.eu/explore-e…
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❄️ Winter arrives in the Alps! 🏔️🇦🇹🇮🇹🇨🇭
🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 captures the season’s first snowfall across the central Alps, with bright white peaks contrasting against the valleys below.
🔗 link.europa.eu/krtWhj
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