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Cassini’s last look around Saturn’s neighbourhood before concluding its 13-year journey of discovery To source

The international Cassini mission has concluded its remarkable exploration of the Saturnian system in spectacular style, by plunging into the gas planet’s atmosphere. To source

Four of the latest set of Galileo navigation satellites will be launched on Ariane 6 rockets – ESA’s first contract to use Europe’s new vehicle. To source

In the 1960s, photographs of Earth taken by the first astronauts captured the imaginations of people across the world. The pictures not only became icons for space exploration, but also the fragility of our planet. But astronauts were not the only ones with their eyes on Earth. To source

Earth observation image of the week: the southeastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source

Operations image of the week: ESA mission control in 2005 as data arrive from the Huygens Titan lander, relayed by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft To source

Whether you are on a diet or just want to be healthier, you might be one of those millions of people around the planet who use a mobile app to track everything you eat. The trend has arrived in space: European astronauts are now logging their meals on a tablet to make sure they are […]

With liftoff set for 13 October, engineers at Russia’s Plesetsk launch site are steaming ahead with the task of getting Europe’s next Copernicus satellite ready for its journey into orbit. To source

An impactor smashing into an ice-rich surface gave rise to the complex flow features around this ancient crater on Mars. To source

Before and after the wildfires in Portugal with Sentinel-3A To source

Technology image of the week: the simulated multi-sensor view from a debris-catching chaser mission, targeting a derelict satellite To source

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Pangaea geology course field trip To source

ESA’s Kevin McMullan and Claus Zehner join the Earth from Space video programme from the cleanroom to discuss the Sentinel-5P satellite and its mission To source