The International Space Station was again the stage for novel European science and routine operations during the first half of August. Plenty of action in the form of bubbles and sounds added to the mix in the run-up to a spacewalk and the comings and goings of visiting vehicles. To source
Space Science Image of the Week: Successful deployment of Webb’s secondary mirror marks major milestone for the revolutionary new observatory To source
How the ExoMars rover will overcome obstacles and dunes on the Red Planet To source
Although it looks more like an entity seen through a microscope than a telescope, this rounded object, named NGC 2022, is certainly not algae or tiny, blobby jellyfish. Instead, it is a vast orb of gas in space, cast off by an aging star. To source
Our week through the lens: 12 – 16 August 2019 To source
The award-winning Space Rocks returns to the indigo at The O2 in London on 21 September for another celebration of space science and engineering, along with the art, music and science fiction inspired by it, presented by Twin V Ltd in association with ESA. To source
On August 13, 2019, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, left, and Bob Behnken continue to work with teams from NASA and SpaceX to rehearse crew extraction from SpaceX’s Crew Dragon. To source
In partnership with Big City Beats, ESA’s Luca Parmitano rocks Ibiza from orbit To source
Standing among dead black spruce trees in a burned area near Delta Junction, Richard Chen dug soil sampling pits throughout the burned area. To source
Human and robotic exploration image of the week: ‘Space Station Earth’ makes its world premiere at Stockholm Culture Festival To source
The Parker Solar Probe’s WISPR instrument saw the solar wind streaming past during the spacecraft’s first solar encounter in November 2018. To source
As the second ExoMars mission, comprising a rover and surface science platform, progresses towards launch next year, teams continue to troubleshoot the parachute design following an unsuccessful high-altitude drop test last week. To source
Space Science Image of the Week: Unusually large chunk of debris orbiting comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko spotted in Rosetta imagery To source