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Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Cavenauts explore a cave network in Slovenia in the latest field training expedition To source

A message from ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano to world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York this week. To source

As Europe sleeps, in the early hours of Wednesday 25 September, a small rover in Canada will explore a mock lunar surface, controlled from ESA’s ESOC operations centre in Germany. To source

Following a rigorous selection process, ESA has selected a new satellite mission to fill in a critical missing piece of the climate jigsaw. By measuring radiation emitted by Earth into space, FORUM will provide new insight into the planet’s radiation budget and how it is controlled. To source

We are sad to learn of the passing German cosmonaut Sigmund Jähn on 21 September in Strausberg, Germany, at the age of 82. To source

Our week through the lens: 16 – 20 September 2019 To source

In this week’s edition, discover Clarence Strait and part of Australia’s Northern Territory with Copernicus Sentinel-2 To source

Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over a narrow body of water in Australia’s Northern Territory To source

This beautiful view from ESA’s Mars Express stretches from the bright, cloud-covered north pole of Mars to the contrasting hues of the northern hemisphere and the cratered terrain in the south. To source

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first ever astronaut, Hazza Al Mansouri, is set to fly to the International Space Station, where he will be supported on the ground by ESA-trained operations personnel at a newly-established control centre in Dubai, UAE. To source