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Watch the replays of the “Paradigm shifts and future prospects in Earth observation” seminar To source

If you could fly a CubeSat to the Moon, what could such a tiny satellite do there? ESA posed this question – and now four proposals will be studied in more detail for possible flight over the coming decade. To source

Technology image of the week: a rescue drone designed to save lives, developed by an ESA-based start-up in the Netherlands To source

Follow the “Paradigm shifts and future prospects in Earth observation” seminar via live webstream from ESA on 11 May To source

Space Science Image of the Week: Looking into the Cheops telescope that will study planets circling other stars To source

Our week through the lens: 1-5 May 2017 To source

Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2 image over part of the western Netherlands, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source

Ariane 5 has delivered two telecom satellites, SGDC and Koreasat-7, into their planned orbits. To source

Operations image of the week: ESA’s deep-space dish antennas in Argentina and Australia get ready for science with the international Cassini orbiter To source

Work began today on building the UK’s latest rocket engine test facility, designed for firing the engine core of the ESA-backed SABRE propulsion system within three years. To source

Fuel the future by joining ESA’s Innovation Exchange on 8 June to shape how we manage resources in space To source

Bricks have been 3D printed out of simulated moondust using concentrated sunlight – proving in principle that future lunar colonists could one day use the same approach to build settlements on the Moon. To source

Human spaceflight and robotic operations image of the week: Remotely controlling planetary rovers from space To source