First images of global air pollution have been released by a new satellite that was launched last month. The UK-Dutch built Sentinel-5P is the sixth satellite under Europe’s leading environmental programme Copernicus, which monitors the atmosphere to help understand the spread of key pollutants and their impact on the planet. The new mission promises […]

  A UK-built satellite has been launched from Russia with the mission to monitor the world’s air pollution. The 820kg Sentinel-5 Precursor is the sixth satellite under Europe’s leading environmental programme, Copernicus, which monitors the atmosphere to help understand the spread of key pollutants and their impact on the planet. The new satellite carries an […]