As we start to wrap up 2025 at NCEO, we would like to wish our staff and followers a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year🎄 Our head office at Space Park Leicester will be closed from 22nd Dec- 5th Jan 2026! Thank you for your continued support✨

🌍 The Earth Observation Data Hub is turning satellite data into real-world impact! Check out 3 new case studies showing how EODH supports research, business & government with actionable insights. 👉 Read more: tinyurl.com/mtx5jruu #EarthObservation #Innovation #EOData @space4climate.bsky.social

Congratulations to FSF the NERC Field Spectroscopy Facility @nercfsf.bsky.social managed by NCEO, for reaching a huge milestone: 1,000 equipment loans since 1994 and 30 years of supporting research🎉 Read more: tinyurl.com/4462acn2

Delighted 🎉 to see the launch of the National Research Organisations Group @nro-group.bsky.social - 35 UK research agencies joining forces to strengthen science, innovation, and national priorities 🌍 👉 Read more: tinyurl.com/525fbycm #EarthObservation #MakingResearchMatter #NROGroup

Great news from EarthCARE - another great success story for UK EO satellites & satellite data for informed action! earth.esa.int/eogateway/mi... #EarthCARE #ClimateSatellites #UKSatellites #ClimateData #SpaceTech @esa.int @nceoscience.bsky.social @ukspaceagency.bsky.social

🌍Save the Date - UK EO Conference 2026 is coming to the University of Warwick on 15–17 Sept 2026! Join researchers, industry, and government for 3 days of: 🎤 Keynotes | 📊 Presentations | 🛠️ Workshops | 🤝 Networking Help shape the programme! 💡 Share your themes & workshop ideas: tinyurl.com/yc6nf885

Have you seen the new @esa.int LinkedIn page for Earth Observation data users? It has news & updates about ESA’s Earth Explorer satellites @esaearth.esa.int @science.esa.int @annapurdue.bsky.social @nceoscience.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk #EO #ESA #Satellites #EarthObservation #EarthExplorers

We are proud to share that #SIAC, developed by NCEO researchers Dr Feng Yin & Prof Philip Lewis (UCL), delivered best overall performance in accuracy & uncertainty in a recent land study. 📄 Full paper: tinyurl.com/52jdz873 🌐 Learn more: tinyurl.com/3er9umfr #EarthObservation #RemoteSensing

🌍 Delighted to share @esa.int #Biomass Mission Update! ✅ IOC completed (20 Nov) ✅ Operational phase started (21 Nov) ✅ Open data access begins (12 Dec) 🔗 Details: ESA Biomass Data Portal: tinyurl.com/3npr9v85 📢 Workshop: Register here: eebiomass.org/workshops/ #ESA #BiomassMission #ClimateScience

#HydroGNSS is in orbit! 🚀 @esa.int first Scout mission, built in the UK by SSTL, will track soil moisture, flooding & ocean winds using GNSS signals. NCEO Exec Director: “Great to see a UK-led, commercial satellite with academic support into orbit.” 👉 Read more: tinyurl.com/5n8fbx39

It was an enriching experience to take part in #COP30 from within the Blue Zone as an @nceoscience.bsky.social and University of Leicester delegate. Thanks to Heiko, Frank, the Institute for Environmental Futures and @esa.int for organising the biomass-related events and supporting my participation!

Job Opp: Lecturer in Earth Observation & AI – @universityofleeds.bsky.social The School of Earth and Environment is looking for an enthusiastic & self-motivated academic to join their vibrant #EO community. 📅 Apply by Dec 10, 25 🔗Find out more/Apply: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=ENVEE1847

This #NationalTreeWeek, we’re excited to share insights from Professor Mathias Disney (NCEO & @ucl.ac.uk), a member of the GEOTrees scientific advisory board, on the first images captured by the #BIOMASS satellite. #EarthObservation #SpaceScience #Deforestation #Carbonstocks #TreesMatter

🌍Big news for Earth observation! Delighted that the @eumetsat.int Council has approved a new co-operation agreement with NCEO! 🚀This partnership brings frontier research in atmosphere, marine & hydrology to the heart of operational Earth Observation. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/2k9e93ry

🚀 Coming up: stay tuned for our Ministerial Council #CM25 press conference at 12:00 GMT/13:00 CET to hear more about how we're charting a bold path for Europe’s future in space. 📺 watch.esa.int

As 2nd week of #COP30 is well underway, we’re excited to share our new educational resources inspired by the #Biomass satellite mission - connecting space science with climate action. ✅ Download & share the resources: tinyurl.com/35sebekz #COP30 #BiomassMission #ClimateAction #SpaceForEarth #STEM

Last day to sign up for the UK #COP30 online event which takes place tomorrow 12th Nov - 11:30-13:30 GMT📅 More details can be found below:👇

Recent study led by NCEO scientists shows-Amazon rainforest’s capacity to absorb carbon is declining, due to rising drought and heat stress🌳 This #EarthInformationDay at #COP30, message is clear: we need stronger, faster, & more connected #EO data to guide real climate action📡 tinyurl.com/mjzwbn8

🌍 Yesterday at the 2025 CEOS Youth Summit, our Outreach Officer Catherine Fitzsimons chaired a global panel with experts from @ukspaceagency.bsky.social CSIRO & SANSA-engaging students from the UK and around the world in #EO discussions. #CEOSYouthSummit #EarthObservation #YouthInSTEM

Register for the UK #COP30 Online Event We’re excited to showcase applications of climate & satellite EO data for successful climate action in the UK. Join us on 12 Nov for insights from public sector & industry! Register: bit.ly/4haEDrV #COP30 #EO #ClimateAction @nceoscience.bsky.social

We’re excited to showcase applications of climate and satellite EO data for successful climate action in the UK, join us on 12 Nov to get insights from both public sector & industry! Register: bit.ly/4haEDrV #COP30 #Space4Climate #ClimateAction

As we prepare for the Arctic Circle #Assembly2025 we're highlighting NOC's Arctic work. 🌡️ The Arctic may be ice-free in summer by 2050, with global impacts. 🌍 Projects like CANARI focus on how this affects extreme weather and the UK. 🇬🇧🌦️ More on our Arctic projects here: noc.ac.uk/science/arct...

📸 More action from the #CarbonARA team - a @esa.int project led by Earth Observation & Wildfire Research Group and NCEO @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social 🌱 Scientists from the UK, Europe & Brazil are teaming up in the eastern Amazon to study carbon & climate. 🔗 climate.esa.int/en/supportin...

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. Read more → tinyurl.com/34dx35su #SpaceScience #LivingInSpace

Exciting #PostDoc research opportunity on #AI, #EO & #ClimateAdaptation with @esa.int. Apply by Oct 21 @esaclimate.bsky.social @nceoscience.bsky.social @unirdg-met.bsky.social @rmets.org @metoffice.gov.uk tinyurl.com/4hep9z6k #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... @nceoscience.bsky.social @eumetsat.int @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social

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

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/ @paulipalmer.bsky.social @drrobparker.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social

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 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: tinyurl.com/2dr46k87 #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 www.ralspace.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/Early-... @ukspaceagency.bsky.social @annapurdue.bsky.social @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social @ukspace.bsky.social @nceoscience.bsky.social

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

🚀 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...

🚀 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

🚀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/

🚀 #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! 👋

NEW OPPORTUNITY! A new set of research post-doctoral positions that will be co-funded by European Space Agency. Deadline September 28. @esa.int eo4society.esa.int/2025/07/16/l... #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 & 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