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Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2 image over the region of Vojvodina in Serbia, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source

Europe’s Galileo satnav network does more than let us find our way – it is also helping to save lives. Today sees a spotlight cast on Galileo’s Search and Rescue service, which pinpoints people in distress on land or sea. To source

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration Image of the week: Taking it to the Supermax To source

At first glance this scene may seem nothing out of the ordinary, but the large elongated crater marks the imprint of an impacting body that may have broken into three before it hit Mars. To source

Operations image of the week: Astronauts accidentally release a protective shield, which is now flying ahead of the Space Station but will soon drop out of orbit To source

Technology image of the week: you are invited to visit ESA’s technical heart for its annual Open Day on 8 October To source

Sentinel-1 radar coverage of the 1 April mudslide in Colombia shows the extent of land movement To source

Space Science Image of the Week: Look up to see the target of our future Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer shine at its brightest this week To source

From 14 to 17 March 2017, 22 students from 11 different nationalities, including ESA Associate Member Canada, took part in a Concurrent Engineering Workshop.  To source

Our week through the lens: 27-31 March 2017 To source

When his father was diagnosed with a debilitating disease four years ago, it sparked Ivo Vieira into developing a novel means of communication for people coping with extreme limitations, building on technology originally explored to help ESA astronauts in space.  To source

Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-1 radar image of Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source

Operations image of the week: Mission controllers monitoring the approach and docking of ATV Edoardo Amaldi with the International Space Station this week in 2012 To source