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Space Science Image of the Week: New views of the ExoMars rover as teams discuss landing sites To source

Around 250 million measurements taken by ESA’s CryoSat over the last six years have been used to create a unique 3D view of Antarctica, offering a snapshot of the undulating surface of this vast ice sheet. To source

New findings from ESA’s magnetic field Swarm mission were the highlight of ESA’s science conference in Canada To source

Our week through the lens: 20-24 March 2017 To source

Photographer Gregor Sailer has been awarded at the European Architectural Prize 2017 for his depictions of space infrastructure To source

Satellite radar scans of last year’s earthquake in New Zealand are changing the way we are thinking about earthquake hazards in regions where our planet’s tectonic plates meet. To source

Watch live from Friday 10:30 GMT (11:30 CET) as Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough leave the International Space Station on a spacewalk To source

Designers of future Moon missions and bases have to contend with a chilling challenge: how might their creations endure the fortnight-long lunar night? ESA has arrived at a low-cost way of surviving. To source

Operations image of the week: Engineers working in ESA’s control room in 1978 To source

Technology image of the week: these small structures have been 3D printed out of simulated Mars dust To source

World Water Day reminds us of the need to treat and reuse wastewater. Satellites like Sentinel-2 provide key information on water quality To source

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Testing virtual reality hardware for International Space Station experiments To source

Thanks to the Swarm satellite trio, the most detailed magnetic map yet from space of Earth’s rigid outer layer has been released To source