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Watch the replay of the Sentinel-3A launch on a Rockot from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia To source

ESA’s LISA Pathfinder has released both of its gold–platinum cubes, and will shortly begin its demanding science mission, placing these test masses in the most precise freefall ever obtained to demonstrate technologies for observing gravitational waves from space. To source

Discover how Sentinel-3 will observe our oceans, helping us better understand the overall health of our planet To source

What promises to be one of the biggest Earth observation conferences in the world has opened its doors to registration To source

Yesterday, a ‘team of teams’ working at ESA’s control centre conducted a final rehearsal for tomorrow’s launch of Sentinel-3A. To source

Space Science Image of the Week: ESA’s SMART-1 orbited the Moon for 21 months , and sent back many striking views of the lunar surface To source

Live from ESA’s control centre in Germany: follow the events leading up to the launch of Sentinel-3A. Streaming begins at 17:00 GMT (18:00 CET) on 16 February To source

A special terahertz camera developed by ESA has been used by a UK company to develop an advanced scanner to spot even objects well hidden under clothes To source

With four days to liftoff, the next Sentinel satellite for Copernicus is now on the launch pad at the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia. The rocket will be fuelled the day before the launch – set for 16 February at 17:57 GMT (18:57 CET). To source

Our week through the lens: 8-12 February 2016 To source

This new video explains how the ESA-designed EGNOS satnav augmentation system is making European aircraft landings even safer To source

The story of the Copernicus satellites, present and future To source

Silent since its last call to mothership Rosetta seven months ago, the Philae lander is facing conditions on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko from which it is unlikely to recover. To source