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Our week through the lens: 1-5 February 2016 To source

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

ESA and the European Polar Board sign a Memorandum of Understanding To source

Operations image of the week: #SocialSpaceWA – ESA’s first-ever social media event down under – happens at the New Norcia deep-space tracking station, Western Australia, next week To source

There are no large caverns inside Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. ESA’s Rosetta mission has made measurements that clearly demonstrate this, solving a long-standing mystery. To source

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With the launch of Sentinel-3A confirmed for 16 February, preparations for liftoff are charging full speed ahead. The tricky task of fuelling the satellite has now been ticked off the ‘to do list’ and the propulsion team is already decontaminating their equipment before returning home. To source

Technology image of the week: a commercial forest seen through the ‘eyes’ of a 3D laser scanning system To source

Human spaceflight and robotic operations image of the week: the capital of the United Kingdom at midnight on a Saturday seen from 400 km above To source

Europe’s ninth and tenth Galileo satellites have started broadcasting working navigation messages. To source

2 February marks World Wetlands Day. Discover some of Earth’s most important wetlands seen from 800 km high To source

ESA is teaming up with the organisers of Asteroid Day 2016, scheduled for 30 June To source

Space science image of the week: A fragile-looking rectangular shape is revealed to be a dying star To source