Following a spectacular liftoff, ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is performing flawlessly en route to the Red Planet.
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To feel a falling feather
Technology image of the week: ESA’s new microvibration machine can measure the forces imparted by a single dropped feather -
Lonely lunch
Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Last sunlit lunch in solitude at Concordia research station in Antarctica -
Radar vision
The second Sentinel-1 satellite, Sentinel-1B, is set for launch on 22 April. Discover more about the constellation and ‘radar vision’ for Copernicus -
The future, etched in sand
This remarkable sand-based art show from artist Didi Rodan took place at a recent conference on ESA’s Asteroid Impact Mission, sponsored by GMV in Madrid -
Intricate solar structure
Space science image of the week: Superheated iron atoms show what human eyes cannot see in the Sun’s atmosphere -
Shoulders of giants
Stunning ultra high-definition video of ESA astronaut Tim Peake’s Principia mission -
ExoMars spotted in space
Operations image of the week: Asteroid hunters in three countries spotted ExoMars en route to the Red Planet -
Yuma chequerboard
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of Yuma in the US, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme -
All-in-one space antenna
Technology image of the week; ESA’s first 3D-printed dual-reflector antenna undergoes radio-frequency testing
