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NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars—twin satellites dubbed Blue and Gold will launch in early November
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Northern lights may be visible in parts of the US due to solar storms
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Student-built CubeSat to study solar wind and space weather from orbit
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ESA's HydroGNSS Scout satellites ready for launch
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Insects on the space menu: A sustainable food source for future missions
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Lunar water traced to solar wind: Latitude and regolith maturity shape its abundance, study finds
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Copernicus Sentinel-1D journey to space
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The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has joined the Sentinel-1 mission in orbit. Launch took place on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (18:02 local time) on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
The Sentinel-1 mission delivers high-resolution radar images of Earth’s surface, performing in all weathers, day-and-night. This service is used by disaster response teams, environmental agencies, maritime authorities and climate scientists, who depend on frequent updates of critical data.
Sentinel-1D will work in tandem with Sentinel-1C, flying in the same orbit but 180° apart, to optimise global coverage and data delivery. Both satellites have
ESA satellites track progress on Paris Agreement goals
As the United Nations COP30 climate change conference convenes in Belém, Brazil, the world's attention will turn to the heart of the Amazon rainforest – a region that symbolises both hope and concern in the fight against climate change.
Once considered one of Earth's most vital carbon sinks, the Amazon is now showing troubling signs – satellite observations reveal that parts of this vast ecosystem are no longer absorbing carbon dioxide as they once did. In some areas, the forest has even become a net source of carbon emissions.
Week in images: 03-07 November 2025
Week in images: 03-07 November 2025
Discover our week through the lens
New Copernicus Satellite Strengthens Earth Observation Programme
The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite was successfully launched on November 4, 2025, at 22:02 CET from French Guiana using an Ariane 62 rocket. Sentinel-1D joins the Copernicus programme, providing essential data for environmental monitoring, infrastructure assessment, and disaster response.
The Sentinel-1 mission now features two identical satellites in orbit, imaging Earth's surface every 
