Es and está are conjugated forms of ser and estar, respectively. Precisely, it's the third person singular. Está is also the spelling for second person (tú) in imperative mood (cf RAE). The difference of these verbs is discussed a lot in every beginner book and in hundreds of tutorials on the Internet; for instance on about.com. More @Wikipedia
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