News and Events
-
Swarm yields new insight into animal migration
Using measurements from ESA’s Earth Explorer Swarm mission, scientists have developed a new tool that links the strength and direction of the magnetic field to the flight paths of...
News ObservationJuly 9, 2021 -
The curious incident of Swarm and sprites in the...
The likelihood of this happening might seem pretty remote, but, remarkably, an observer for the Czech Institute of Atmospheric Physics who is also an avid ‘lightning hunter’ has...
News ObservationMay 18, 2021 -
Antarctica’s magnetic link to ancient neighbours
For the first time, an international team of scientists has used magnetic data from ESA’s Swarm satellite mission together with aeromagnetic data to help reveal the mysteries of...
News ObservationMarch 9, 2021 -
Energy from solar wind favours the north
Using information from ESA’s Swarm satellite constellation, scientists have made a discovery about how energy generated by electrically-charged particles in the solar wind flows...
News ObservationJanuary 12, 2021 -
Swarm probes weakening of Earth’s magnetic field
In an area stretching from Africa to South America, Earth’s magnetic field is gradually weakening. This strange behaviour has geophysicists puzzled and is causing technical...
News ObservationMay 20, 2020 -
Magnetic north and the elongating blob
For some years now, scientists have been puzzling over why the north magnetic pole has been making a dash towards Siberia. Thanks, in part, to ESA’s Swarm satellite mission,...
News ObservationMay 14, 2020 -
SWARM helps explain Earth’s magnetic jerks
Known since 40 years, these fast variations of the Earth's magnetic field find a first explanation thanks to the three satellites.
News SciencesMay 15, 2019 -
SWARM satellites, magnetic north pole and...
The SWARM satellites mesures the move of the magnetic north pole to update its position required for navigation systems.
News ObservationFebruary 28, 2019 -
Three Swarm satellites in Earth orbit
The Russian Rockot light launcher lifted off on schedule this Friday 22 November from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome carrying the three ESA scientific satellites dedicated to studying...
News Observation InstitutionalOctober 25, 2013 -
Swarm scientific satellites set to launch on 22...
The European Space Agency’s three Swarm satellites are scheduled to be placed into low-Earth orbit (460-530 km) on 22 November from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia, by a Rockot...
News Observation InstitutionalOctober 25, 2013 -
CNES embarks on expedition with Jean-Louis Etienne
In April, French explorer Jean-Louis Etienne will set out on a 3,500-km balloon crossing of the North Pole between Spitsbergen and Alaska. A challenging mission that aims to gain...
News Observation InstitutionalMarch 17, 2010
