A surprising view of Sentinel-3A darting through the aurora borealis on its way into orbit, captured from a hilltop in northern Finland
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Dancing with Aurora
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French synergy
Earth observation image of the week: a Sentinel-2A image of La Rochelle, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme -
On the hunt for bed bugs
Learn how Rosetta-inspired technology was deployed to detect bed bugs inside hotel rooms in this TEDxESA talk by researcher and entrepreneur Geraint ‘Taff’ Morgan -
In bed for science
Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: a salute to the bedrest participants who volunteer to spend 60 days in bed for science -
Sentinel’s team of teams
Operations image of the week: The men and women now flying Sentinel-3A comprise a ‘team of teams’ who specialise in areas such as mission operations, flight dynamics and ground stations -
Footprints of a martian flood
Water has left its mark in a variety of ways in this martian scene captured by ESA’s Mars Express.
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Fuel cells powering inner-city vehicles
Inner-city deliveries in Austria may soon be powered by pollution-free fuel cell technology that is also being explored by ESA for satellites and robotic missions to Mars.
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Coming up on radar
Technology image of the week: a close-up glimpse of a microchip designed to provide high-frequency radar for future space missions -
Third Sentinel satellite launched for Copernicus
The third ESA-developed satellite carrying four Earth-observing instruments was launched today, ready to provide a ‘bigger picture’ for Europe’s Copernicus environment programme.
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Revisit the launch
From ESA’s control centre, watch the replay of the 16 February event to celebrate the launch of the first satellite for the Sentinel-3 -
Liftoff replay
Watch the replay of the Sentinel-3A launch on a Rockot from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia
