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Operations image of the week: ESA’s deep-space tracking station in Argentina seen while relaying signals from Philae in 2014 To source

Multiple satellites, including Europe’s Sentinels, have captured images of two large icebergs that broke away from Antarctica’s Nansen ice shelf on 7 April. To source

Technology image of the week: Clean Space’s new board game helps educate engineers about the environmental impacts of space missions To source

The ESA–Roscosmos ExoMars spacecraft are in excellent health following launch last month, with the orbiter sending back its first test image of a starry view taken en route to the Red Planet. To source

Watch ESA education in-flight call with astronaut Tim Peake on 14 April, streaming starts at 14:00 CEST, with Tim live at 14:40 CEST To source

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: ESA astronaut Tim Peake reading Yuri Gagarin’s biography in space for Cosmonaut day To source

The Sentinel-1 mission is allowing institutes to provide a better service to users needing reliable information on sea ice, which is key to living and working safely in Arctic regions To source

Keeping you posted on new developments in space applications that help tackle migration issues To source

@esa has reached half a million followers on Twitter, thank you for connecting with us To source

Space science image of the week: Did Saturn’s rings form from a moon that broke apart? To source

With less than two months left aboard the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Tim Peake has been exceptionally busy with experiments and arriving spacecraft. Tonight, the third supply vessel for the space laboratory in three weeks will be launched and Tim will be at the helm to berth it on Sunday. To source

Our week through the lens: 4-8 April 2016 To source

ESA astronaut Tim Peake shares the views from space and highlights of his Principia mission so far To source