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Our week through the lens: 30 April – 3 May 2019 To source

Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over southern Germany, where an asteroid impact formed what is now known as the Ries crater To source

In this week’s edition, explore the Ries crater in southern Germany with Copernicus Sentinel-2 To source

India braces as Tropical Cyclone Fani approaches the country’s east coast To source

From Earth asteroids appear as little more than dots in the sky. Europe’s miniature APEX spacecraft will operate as a mineral prospector in deep space, surveying the make-up of its target asteroids down to individual boulders, helping prepare the way for future mining missions. To source

While ESA’s Gaia mission has been surveying more than one billion stars from space, astronomers have been regularly monitoring the satellite’s position in the sky with telescopes across the world, including the European Southern Observatory in Chile, to further refine Gaia’s orbit and ultimately improve the accuracy of its stellar census. To source

Technology image of the week: This small fisheye camera atop ESA’s technical heart keeps a constant watch out for incoming fireballs To source

Small enough to be an aircraft carry-on, the Juventas spacecraft nevertheless has big mission goals. Once in orbit around its target body, Juventas will unfurl an antenna larger than itself, to perform the very first subsurface radar survey of an asteroid. To source

Our protective magnetic field is always restless, but every now and then something weird happens – it jerks. Although scientists have known about these rapid shifts for some 40 years, the reason why they occur has remained a frustrating mystery, until now. To source

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Undercover agents mimic the behaviour of molecules To source

Some day in the future, an asteroid might be detected heading toward our home planet. What on Earth happens next? Our new infographic highlights the international response process To source

Data from ESA’s Integral high-energy observatory have helped shed light on the workings of a mysterious black hole found spitting out ‘bullets’ of plasma while rotating through space.  To source

Space Science Image of the Week: While charting the stars, Gaia also observes asteroids and occasionally spots new ones To source