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Space Science Image of the Week: It’s been a year since Cassini ended its mission at Saturn, but Hubble still checks in on the ringed planet and its moons from time to time To source

Our week through the lens: 3 – 7 September 2018 To source

Earth observation image of the week: Sentinel-3 captures a significant algae bloom in the North Sea To source

In this week’s edition, Sentinel-3A takes us over the North Sea To source

Operations image of the week: a soft Tuscan sunset hints at the presence of the powerful Sun beneath the horizon, a star that can affect satellites in orbit and critical civil infrastructure on Earth To source

Do you have a great idea for new space transportation services – to space, around space or returning? Send it in this week and create a commercial success with advice from ESA To source

Following the launch of Aeolus on 22 August, this extraordinary satellite’s instrument has been turned on and is now emitting pulses of ultraviolet light from its laser, which is fundamental to measuring Earth’s wind. And, this remarkable mission has also already returned a tantalising glimpse of the data it will provide. To source

Technology image of the week: this fireball-detecting camera is mounted at the highest point of ESA’s technical centre in the Netherlands To source

Human and robotic spaceflight image of the week: Alexander Gerst during safety drill on the International Space Station To source

You are on a rock speeding through space. On this rock called Earth every single mineral tells you something about planetary formation. This week astronauts and space engineers will unlock the mystery of those minerals as they start an ESA geology field training course to prepare for future exploration of the Moon, Mars and asteroids. […]

Our week through the lens: 27 – 31 August 2018 To source

The two science orbiters of the joint ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission are connected in their launch configuration and the European science orbiter and transport module have been given the go-ahead to be loaded with propellants. To source

With much of Europe recently subjected to a prolonged heatwave, brown was certainly the trending colour this summer – and in World Water Week, a reminder of the importance of water To source