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A slideshow of ESA astronaut Tim Peake’s views of Europe at night from the International Space Station To source

On 22 April, Sentinel-1B is set to join its identical twin, Sentinel-1A, in orbit to provide more radar views of Earth for Copernicus – hear all about it To source

Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-1A image of the Bernese Alps, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source

The latest pair of navigation satellites has reached Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, beginning a new Galileo launch campaign, which will culminate in a launch on 24 May. To source

Since its launch six months ago, a satellite small enough to fit in an airline passenger’s carry-on bag has been tracking aircraft in flight across the entire globe. To source

Despite only being in orbit a matter of weeks, Sentinel-3A has already delivered some impressive first images. With the thermal-infrared channels now turned on, the satellite completes its set of firsts with a view of ocean features off the coast of Namibia. To source

Technology image of the week: Hawaii, home to Earth’s largest volcano, as imaged by Proba-V, among ESA’s smallest Earth-observing satellites To source

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Testing ways of taking samples from dusty, low-gravity moons and asteroids To source

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Space Science Image of the Week: The Hubble Space Telescope snapped this view of a beautiful, but deceptive, planetary nebula To source

Our week through the lens: 28 March – 1 April 2016 To source

Competition to develop the next generation interactive Space App with ESA, deadline 15 April To source

Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-3A image of the River Nile and surroundings, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source