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A satellite launched to study clouds' impact on climate change, part of ESA and JAXA's EarthCARE mission.

The latest and largest of the space agency's Earth Explorer satellites was launched into orbit from California onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Atmospheric lidar and multispectral imager among four on-board tools expected to improve understanding of cloud dynamics.

After having to scrap plans for rides on two other launch vehicles, an international satellite will travel into orbit this week from Vandenberg Space

EarthCARE Satellite: "They are one of the main contributors to how the climate changes -- and one of the least understood," Dominique Gillieron, head of the ESAs Earth observation projects department, told AFP.

Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American engineer, former astronaut, and Command Pilot in the United States Air Force. As Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 11...

Paris, France (SPX) Apr 22, 2024 - As our influence on the planet intensifies, the need to understand Earths systems through advanced scientific methods becomes more critical. The European Space Agency (ESA) is at the forefront with

The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite fell to Earth on Wednesday (Feb. 21), bringing an end to its nearly 30-year life in space.

Paris (ESA) Feb 22, 2024 - Further embracing the New Space era, ESA is to develop two new Scout satellites: NanoMagSat and Tango. NanoMagSat will measure Earths magnetic field to help assess space weather hazards and continu

The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite gracefully concluded its three-decade-long mission with a natural atmospheric reentry over the North Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, February 21, as per the ESA.