On 29 April 2025, the European climate satellite Biomass was launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Scientists say the radar will paint the first detailed global map of forests’ biomass, which is crucial for sucking up carbon ...

In the shrouded forests of the Annamite Mountains, along the border of Vietnam and Laos, lives — or perhaps once lived — one ...

The Biomass satellite will measure the trunks, branches and stems of the trees that populate the planet's forests. ESA says ...

Using instruments on board, the Biomass satellite will be able to measure the woody trunks, branches and stems where carbon is mainly stored. Find out more here.

Discover how nearly two decades of satellite data—and the new Biomass mission—are helping scientists map forest carbon across ...

The Biomass mission will use a long-forbidden part of the radio spectrum to see how much carbon forests capture.

World's first mission to map the globe's forests in 3D from space will use cutting edge technology to inform climate change ...