July 2014
In thrall to a star: understanding the Sun will help us understand our own climate and environment
... of which have a profound impact on the Earth’s space environment. Of particular concern are the transient sudden-onset events, the...more frequent maintenance and repair. The enhanced radiation environment around the Earth also increases the hazard for...
February 2019
European system for global weather forecasting and climate change detection
... EUMETSAT’s geostationary Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) programme, will ensure consistent and timely observations of the weather, environment and climate from space with the aim of saving lives, preventing economic loss and supporting sustainable...
August 2019
Lessons from the Sun
... 10 minutes. Even assuming that all systems on DSCOVR continued to function in such a brutal solar wind and radiation environment, would it be possible today to effectively warn those who need to act to protect important military and civil assets...
November 2018
Monitoring illegal rainforest deforestation
...large-scale deforestation processes and their consequences to the environment. In this article we propose a specially designed ... using materials carefully selected for use in the space environment, and based on state-of-the-art signal and image ...
April 2017
Surviving radiation for space colonisation
Building a space colony that will protect and sustain a population of hundreds or even thousands of colonists in an environment that is hostile to human life presents huge technological and economic challenges. One of the greatest challenges for ...
October 2017
Tracking air pollution and monitoring climate change
... EC-ESA undertaking which aims to acquire continuous and accurate Earth observation data to improve the management of the environment, understand and mitigate the effects of climate change and support civil security. A key objective will be to ensure...
