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World Space Week - Exploring What It Means to Truly Live in Space - National Centre for Earth Observation This year’s World Space Week (4–10 October) explores the theme Living in Space: “explor[ing] humanity’s journey toward making space a habitat, emphasising the innovative technologies, challenges, and ...

What does it really mean to live in space? 🚀

This #WorldSpaceWeek, NCEO explores life beyond Earth — with insights from Tim Peake and shares links to #classroom #resources that can help to inspire future explorers and Earth scientists.

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#SpaceScience #LivingInSpace

Internal Research Fellow (PostDoc) in AI for Climate Adaptation, Resilience, and Mitigation Internal Research Fellow (PostDoc) in AI for Climate Adaptation, Resilience, and Mitigation

Exciting #PostDoc research opportunity on #AI, #EO & #ClimateAdaptation with @esa.int. Apply by Oct 21
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#EarthObservation

Great to host @ukceh.bsky.social our HQ in Leicester — a brilliant day of shared ideas, new connections, and exciting opportunities ahead! Thanks to all who joined the tour and discussions. Looking forward to what’s next!

If you're new to satellite data & what it can open up for you, you'll be surprise at how much is freely available. Here's our intro to how the #Sentinel programme works & UK organisations involved
space4climate.com/sentinel-sat...
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Rice takes root in British soil for the first time Rice is being grown in the UK for the first time. This is part of a wider trial within the AgZero+ project that brings together UKCEH scientists and farmers to grow rice and other food, bioenergy and ...

We’re excited to see @ukceh.bsky.social launching a new rice-growing trial in the UK, exploring how agriculture can adapt to a changing climate🌾

NCEO are working with UKCEH thru AgZero+ project, using satellite data + AI to improve crop yield mapping across the UK

Read More: tinyurl.com/2bmyzcrm

Milestone for MicroCarb: First Earth Observations On 28 August, the MicroCarb satellite captured its first view of Earth, marking a major milestone following its 25 July launch.

The MicroCarb satellite has captured its first view of Earth, marking a major milestone following its July launch. 🛰️ 🌍

The satellite from a UK - @cnes.fr partnership is helping to tackle climate change from space. 🌳🌊

Read more in @nceoscience.bsky.social's blog. 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/26/m...

🚀 First light for #MicroCarb!
After its July 25 launch, the satellite captured its first Earth observations over the Amazon on Aug 28 🌍.

👉https://www.nceo.ac.uk/news-media/microcarb-delivers-first-observations-from-space/
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We welcomed the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES) community to Space Park Leicester this week for the Annual Science meeting where we discussed lots of exciting advances (and challenges!) in modelling the land surface environment.

Arctic Adventures: Satellite Science in the Northernmost Town on Earth - National Centre for Earth Observation In this blog, Abigail Marie Waring recounts a remarkable scientific expedition to Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard — the northernmost permanent settlement on Earth. Alongside colleagues Dr Darren Ghent and Dr Jas...

🧊 Arctic science in action! In our latest blog, NCEO's Abigail Waring, shares her experience of a scientific expedition to Svalbard, at the @bas.ac.uk Arctic station❄️

Read all about their icy adventure & climate insights:

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#ClimateScience #ArcticResearch #EarthObservation

Great to see the community come together for the first UK Atmospheric Chemistry Conference last week🌍✨

A big step in building collaboration across the atmospheric science community! 🚀

#AtmosphericScience #ClimateAction #ScienceCommunity #AirQuality #Collaboration

A great effort! Can't do this kind of thing without help from so many collaborators & support from @uclgeography.bsky.social @nceoscience.bsky.social, CEDA colleagues @forestplots.bsky.social among others.

Six new projects funded by @ukspaceagency.bsky.social through Unlocking Space for Business show how Earth observation and AI can deliver scalable solutions for sustainability and growth🌍

#UnlockingSpace #Innovation #EarthObservation #ClimateAction #AI

For anyone in any space-related role in the 'early career' stage bracket - join RAL Space's free conference on Oct 15
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Over 2 days, at the Atmospheric Chemistry conference, we had talks and posters from over 20 different UK universities and research centres including @nceoscience.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk @bas.ac.uk @ukceh.bsky.social, @metoffice.gov.uk RAL-Space and NPL

Satellite to track climate change from space with help from Scots scientists The MicroCarb satellite is designed to monitor global carbon emissions in more detail than ever before.

🚀 The new #MicroCarb satellite will transform how we track carbon from space. In this STV News piece, Prof Paul Palmer @paulipalmer.bsky.social (NCEO, University of Edinburgh) explains how it will fill key gaps in the carbon cycle and support global climate policy. 🌍

👉 news.stv.tv/east-central...

MetOp-SG-A1 - New ESA Satellite to Boost Climate and Weather Monitoring to Launch - National Centre for Earth Observation Today an ESA Ariane 6 rocket will launch MetOp-SG-A1 the first of a new generation of EUMETSAT satellites into a polar orbit around 820 km above the Earth’s surface. The satellite will circle the glob...

🚀 Congratulations to @esa.int, @eumetsat.int and all the UK scientists involved on the successful launch of #Metop-SG A1 — a new satellite bringing sharper climate, weather & air quality data. A huge leap for #EarthObservation & climate science into the 2040s🌍📡

Find out more: tinyurl.com/4t2dv36k

🚀 Big week for UK space!

NCEO’s Prof. John Remedios & Airbus’s Martin Gittins on ITV News talking about Metop-SG—Europe’s new weather satellite, designed, built & tested right here in the UK. Launching this week! 🛰️👏

Watch: www.itv.com/watch/news/n...

#Space #ClimateScience #UKInnovation

Are you a scientist with an interest in photography? We're delighted to announce that the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition is now open for entries until 15 August 2025! 🎉 Find out more: royalsociety.org/journals/pub... #RSPphotocomp

MicroCarb Launches–New Carbon Monitoring Mission Showcases NCEO Expertise - National Centre for Earth Observation A new satellite designed to monitor atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) with key contributions from UK scientists at NCEO has successfully launched

🚀Europe’s first dedicated CO₂ monitoring satellite #MicroCarb successfully launched on Sat 26th July

👏 Congrats to all those involved including @cnes.fr @ukspaceagency.bsky.social, & NCEO scientists @paulipalmer.bsky.social and @drrobparker.bsky.social

Find out more >> tinyurl.com/7kbb979k/

YouTube video by CNES MicroCarb : le satellite français qui veut comprendre le climat 🌍

🚀 #MicroCarb Europe’s 1st satellite dedicated to tracking atmospheric #CO₂ is launching this Sat morning (26 July, 3:03 AM UK time) from French Guiana.

You can watch it live on @arianespace.bsky.social YouTube feed

Find out more tinyurl.com/mrvbmj65 (sound is in French & English)

🚀Great couple of days at the #UKSC2025 in Manchester! Connecting with people across the space sector & sharing our latest work in #EO.

Joined by colleagues @space4climate.bsky.social, FSF & the NCEO Airborne Earth Observatory!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by if we missed you, let’s connect! 👋

Living Planet Fellowship call for proposals 2025 - eo science for society The Living Planet Fellowship (LPF)  aims at supporting the new generation of scientists in ESA Member States to undertake cutting-edge research in Earth

NEW OPPORTUNITY! A new set of research post-doctoral positions that will be co-funded by European Space Agency. Deadline September 28.
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#ESA #Funding #Fellowships #EO @nceoscience.bsky.social
#PhDs #UKSC2025 @rmets.org

MircoCarb fuelled, secured & ready to go on July25/3.03am BST July 26 with @arianespace.bsky.social
Another great climate satellite collaboration involving UK scientists, engineers, technicians, climate & data experts and investment

#MicroCarb #EO #ClimateData @nceoscience.bsky.social

We’re excited to have got off to a great start on Day 1 of the UK Space Conference 2025! Visit us at stand B17 to discover how we’re shaping the future of Earth Observation 🌍from space 🛰️

Let’s connect, collaborate, and explore new frontiers together #UKSC2025

Large @physicsuol.bsky.social and @nceoscience.bsky.social contingent at ESA #LPS2025 this week!

MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 Missions Launch - National Centre for Earth Observation The next Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite and the first instrument of the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission are due to launch today from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. Expected time of launch 22:03...

🚀MTG-S1 & Sentinel-4 #satellite launch today from Cape Canaveral @22:03 BST

MTG-S1 will boost forecasting & trace gas data; Sentinel-4 supports real-time air quality.

Watch live via ESA Web TV at 20:15 BST.

For more info: tinyurl.com/ja5tm33c

#MTG #Sentinel4 #ESA #Copernicus #EarthObservation

really enjoyed the esa living planets symposium #LPS25 (EO glastonbury??) - i went to many great talks, saw lots of posters, and i presented a couple describing some of our work on #fire #emissions from our #airborne campaigns @centrewildfires.bsky.social @nceoscience.bsky.social

UK Space Agency Climate Services Call 3 Supporting the development of Earth Observation-enabled climate services through small grants for pre-commercial UK-based EO services.

🚨 New UK Space Agency funding call!

£40–80k for 5–6 early-stage projects using Earth Observation data to support climate services.

6-month projects, broad theme – climate, nature & society impact.

🗓️ Deadline: 27 July
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/p...

#Funding #EO #Climate #Grants

Congratulations team BIOMASS! These first images were unveiled at #LPS25. A spectacular example of the satellite's capability and the potential for understanding our planet's forests in greater detail than ever before. 🌍

🚀 Meet MTG-S1 - our upcoming satellite that will help shape the future of Earth observation.
Mark Higgins breaks down how its powerful onboard missions: the IRS infrared sounder and Copernicus Sentinel-4, will help us better understand our atmosphere and air quality.
Watch here: bit.ly/44gyaWt