Miguel Booth

Runaway #glacier loss has been my unwanted companion as I climb in the Andes. It not only makes climbing more dangerous, this rising imbalance in our alpine ecosystems has dire consequences to humans and wildlife. #ClimateAction Follow/share the thread ⬇️

Two national EO missions were launched yesterday onboard a @SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket: 🛰️Italy's @IrideSpazio (esa.int/Applications/O…) 🛰️Greece's Hellenic Fire System (esa.int/Applications/O…) Credits: SpaceX

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 🌍 🌏 To mark this special day, we’re tuning in to @sen, the world’s first continuous 4K video livestream from space. Sen’s cameras are hosted on our Columbus module of the International @Space_Station, with data delivered via the @AirbusSpace platform. Streaming in real time, it shows breathtaking views of our planet as the International Space Station passes over cities, oceans and deserts. Watch Earth from above, just like our astronaut @SophieAdenot does on the #εpsilon mission. 📹 Sen

Sunrise from the near the summit of Mt #Everest (8848.86 m). Video ©: Dandu Sherpa.

✅ #Artemis II update: 'Earthset', 6 April 2026, and 'totality', 7 April, seen from lunar orbit, the Moon eclipses the Sun, a view few humans have ever witnessed (pics: NASA) 🔗nasa.gov/gallery/journe…

✅#Artemis II update: the spacecraft entered the lunar sphere of influence this morning at 05:37 BST/06:37 CEST, 6 April, at about 51 000 km from the Moon. This is the region of space where the Moon’s gravitational pull is stronger than that of Earth’s. nasa.gov/image-detail/a…

Il est des moments où l’Histoire reprend son souffle et montre à l’Humanité l’horizon de sa grandeur. Avec Artemis II, plus de cinquante ans après Apollo 17, la Lune redevient ce rendez-vous des peuples qui mettent en commun et qui osent. Français, Européens, nous pouvons être fiers de participer à cette aventure extraordinaire en ayant un rôle clé grâce au module de service européen développé par l’ESA. Félicitations aux équipes de la NASA et de l’ESA pour ce lancement réussi. Nous allons suivre de près toute la suite. Dans l’espace aussi, notre destin s’écrit par l’ambition, la souveraineté et l’unité.

😮 Awesome views from Day 2 of #Artemis II this morning.

It's hot - and we can "see" it from space: On 21 March, Copernicus Sentinel-3 measured widespread land surface temperatures exceeding 40°C🥵 Recent extreme heat across the central and southwestern US and Mexico pushed ground temperatures far above seasonal norms according to @NOAA data. These extreme temperatures and winter rain have triggered a super bloom in some areas. On 20 March 2026, satellites captured expanded flower cover across Antelope Valley and Grass Valley — a rare burst of colour driven by the same unusual conditions.

January–March 2026 was a busy season for us! Get up to speed on European space with our new ESA Impact visual report, out now 👉 esamultimedia.esa.int/multimedia/pub…

France has endured 35 consecutive days of rain. One striking example: According to @Vigicrues, the Garonne at Marmande rose from 3.50 m on 10 February to over 10 m by 14 February. Here are 3 images that show the impact of the heavy rainfall from space: • Accumulated rainfall map (9–18 February 2026) using data from the @NASA/@JAXA_en GPM mission • Sentinel‑1 radar image (flooded areas in red) • Sentinel‑2 true‑colour view of the same region Our thoughts are with the communities affected as the region continues to face challenging conditions.

Sunset panorama of north face of Mt Everest (8848.86 m). Photo ©: Chunlin Ma, 2025.

What if tectonic plates aren’t as solid as we thought? Thanks to satellite data from @CopernicusEU Sentinel-1 and other data sources, scientists have mapped how the Tibetan Plateau stretches and shifts, showing that Earth’s crust and upper mantle behave more like flowing material. 📸ESA (Data source: Wright, T. et al, 2026) esa.int/Applications/O…

Australia’s record heatwave as seen from space 🌡️ Thermal data acquired by the @copernicus_eu Sentinel‑3 Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer highlight the severity of the ongoing heatwave across Australia, with extreme land surface temperatures (LST) detected over large regions. For example, in Willcania and Broken Hill, recorded land surface temperatures ranged between 58 and 60 °C, whereas Adelaide appeared cooler, with temperatures of 45–48 °C, likely due to its proximity to the sea.

Biomass data are now available to the public✅ @esa's forest mission is the first satellite to carry a P-band synthetic aperture radar. Why is it so cool? It can penetrate dense forest canopies to measure woody biomass, including trunks and large branches, where the majority of forest carbon is held. This will help scientists provide a robust proxy for carbon storage: esa.int/Applications/O…

📸 This week's @ESA_EO #EarthFromSpace is a @CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 image of the Pantanal region, between Brazil and Bolivia. This vast wetland is home to a broad variety of plants and wildlife. 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…

Forest fires in Chile as seen by @CopernicusEU Sentinel‑3 on 18 January - the image captured an extensive wildfire smoke plume originating near Concepción and sweeping over the Pacific Ocean. According to @conaf_minagri , as of the evening of 19 January, emergency crews were actively responding to 31 wildfires nationwide.

The remnants of a giant: a snapshot of the A23A iceberg, captured in December 2025, shows several pools of meltwater on the iceberg's surface. As of 2026, A23A continues to drift northeast, gradually melting and breaking down as it moves into warmer waters. 📸@CopernicusEU

📸 This week's #EarthFromSpace is a @CopernicusEU Sentinel-2 image of iceberg A23A, captured in December 2025 over the South Atlantic Ocean. 🔗esa.int/ESA_Multimedia…

Instantáneas de la Tierra después del anochecer Por primera vez, Sentinel-2A de @CopernicusEU ha capturado imágenes nocturnas de la Tierra, detectando llamaradas de gas en Oriente Medio, incendios forestales en la India e incluso barcos pesqueros en Corea del Sur. Los resultados de estas pruebas se están utilizando para preparar el Sentinel-2 Next Generation.

Snapshots of Earth after dark🌙 For the first time, @CopernicusEU Sentinel-2A has captured night‑time images of Earth, spotting gas flares in the Middle East, wildfires in India and even fishing boats in South Korea. The results from these tests are being used to prepare for Sentinel‑2 Next Generation. esa.int/Applications/O…