New images from ESA's Biomass satellite reveal forests, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in striking detail, hinting at what's ...

The European Space Agency’s satellite will measure trunks, branches and stems in forests to shed light on how much carbon is ...

Today, at the Living Planet Symposium, ESA revealed the first stunning images from its Biomass satellite mission—marking a ...

Credit: ESA/Cover Images A revolutionary new umbrella-like satellite from the European Space Agency (ESA) has just unveiled the first-ever aerial images of Earth’s forests, offering a glimpse into the ...

The images show in great detail a variety of landscapes from continents across the world, including South America, Africa and ...

The umbrella-shaped antenna, built by US space firm L3Harris, catches the returning signals and redirects them to the ...

ESA's Director of Earth Observation Programs, Simonetta Cheli, said, "Looking at these first images, it's clear to see that our Earth Explorer Biomass satellite is set to deliver on its promise.

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently launched the Biomass satellite into orbit from Kourou in French Guiana using a Vega-C rocket.Over the coming ...

But it is not just forests that Biomass can detect. The radar system is so good that it can see under up to 5 meters (16.4 feet) of dry sand, as the images from the Sahara in Chad demonstrate ...

ESA's Biomass mission is scheduled to launch on 29 April 2025, enabling the precise determination of global forest biomass for the first time. Germany is contributing over 20 percent to the mission ...