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ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano had a busy two weeks on the International Space Station for his Beyond mission working on European science and activities running 400 km above our planet. To source

Asteroid researchers and spacecraft engineers from the US, Europe and around the world will gather in Rome next week to discuss the latest progress in their common goal: an ambitious double-spacecraft mission to deflect an asteroid in space, to prove the technique as a viable method of planetary defence. To source

Our week through the lens: 26 – 30 August 2019 To source

Registrations are now open for ESA’s Open Day in the Netherlands on Sunday 6 October – your chance to meet astronauts, space experts and see behind the scenes of Europe’s space adventure at ESA’s largest establishment. To source

For the first time ever, you can follow ESA’s fleet of spacecraft in Earth orbit and traversing deep space, using real-time data from the Agency’s global network of tracking antennas. Try the brand new ‘ESTRACK now’! To source

Every moment, conversations are taking place between antennas across the globe and missions exploring our planet, Solar System and deep space. So, what is ESA’s 35-m antenna in Australia looking at? To source

The two halves of the James Webb Space Telescope have been connected for the first time To source

Technology image of the week: this CERN test facility was used to recreate the highly radioactive environment surrounding Jupiter for ESA’s JUICE mission To source

Rather than leaving home young, as expected, stellar ‘siblings’ prefer to stick together in long-lasting, string-like groups, finds a new study of data from ESA’s Gaia spacecraft. To source

Come and join us for ESA’s annual Open Day on Sunday 6 October at the Agency’s technical heart in the Netherlands To source

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features a huge raft of pumice rock drifting in the Pacific Ocean To source

The Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover has completed its construction activities in the UK and will now depart to France for testing under the conditions of the Red Planet’s environment. To source

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Amazon wildfires as seen from the International Space Station To source