Eduspace’s new look

Eduspace - ESA

The Eduspace website, launched 12 years ago by the European Space Agency (ESA), is a window onto Earth as seen by satellites, aimed at secondary-school teachers and students. Its many sub-sites and images allow for a better understanding of what’s at stake in the study of our planet as seen from space. This completely new version of Eduspace is available in 8 languages:

English

French

Danish

German

Spanish

Italian

Dutch

Portuguese

Published on 5 March 2010

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