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Space science image of the week: Intricate swirls of gas show us a glimpse of the Sun’s future To source

Our week through the lens: 29 February – 4 March 2016 To source

Following the first impressive images from Sentinel-3A, this latest Copernicus satellite is now showing us how another of its instruments, an altimeter, will track sea-level change. To source

Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Utah in the US, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme To source

The ExoMars 2016 spacecraft are now sealed inside the rocket fairing ahead of launch on 14 March To source

Operations image of the week: After being offline for several months, the low-resolution webcam on Mars Express has delivered a new set of Red Planet images To source

Relive the final stages of the launch campaign of the latest Copernicus Sentinel satellite with this three-minute timelapse video To source

Just two weeks after launch, the latest Sentinel has offered a taster of what it will provide for the EU’s Copernicus programme To source

Technology image of the week: a giant sound horn feeding into ESA’s acoustic test chamber To source

The SpaceDataHighway precursor has helped raw data travel from space to ground and be processed into an image of the Brazilian coast in a record-breaking 13 minutes To source

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Spreading Orion’s wings – unfurling the solar array on the European Service Module To source

Anssi Pekkarinen from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization joins the Earth from Space video programme to discuss managing forests with satellite data To source

Space science image of the week: Tectonic activity and strong winds shape scenery on Mars To source