Earth observation image of the week: marking Earth Day, Sentinel-2 shows us a remote South Pacific island, which may look untouched by humans but is littered with tonnes of plastic
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Sail across the Lagoon Nebula on the occasion of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 28th anniversary
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Technology image of the week: First-light view from the HyperScout CubeSat imager
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Human and robotic exploration image of the week: ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst discusses Horizons mission during press conference
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It’s one of the deepest ‘swimming pools’ in Europe, but for three years has been helping preparations for a human return to the Moon. ESA’s Neutral Buoyancy Facility at the European Astronaut Centre has been the site of the ‘Moondive’ study, using specially weighted spacesuits to simulate lunar gravity, which is just one sixth that of Earth.

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Space Science Image of the Week: Mars Express uses radar to penetrate the crust of the Red Planet and explore what lies beneath
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The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor, also known as the Space Storm Hunter, was installed today outside the European space laboratory Columbus.

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These images from ESA’s Mars Express show a crater named Ismenia Patera on the Red Planet. Its origin remains uncertain: did a meteorite smash into the surface or could it be the remnants of a supervolcano?

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Next time you eat a tomato or sweet pepper, take a closer look, because there’s a good chance that its healthy appearance is thanks to one of US President Barack Obama’s speeches and ESA research for sending people on long space missions.

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Technology image of the week: A 3D alternative to conventional circuit boards for space
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