Week in images: 26 – 30 April 2021

Week in images: 26 – 30 April 2021 Discover our week through the lens …

Glacier avalanches more common than thought

One tends to think of mountain glaciers as slow moving, their gradual passage down a mountainside…

In the sky with diamonds

The interaction of two doomed stars has created this spectacular ring adorned with bright clumps of…

Antofagasta, Chile

Antofagasta, a port city in northern Chile, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus…

Earth from Space: Antofagasta, Chile

Antofagasta, a port city in northern Chile, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus…

Dragon fire

Image: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spits fire as it lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida,…

ESA to build second deep space dish in Australia

ESA, in cooperation with the Australian Space Agency, will construct a new 35-metre, deep space dish…

Vega’s first launch this year

Liftoff of Vega from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana came at 02:50 BST on 29 April…

Spacecraft magnetic valve used to fill drinks

A precision magnetic valve originally designed to help steer a lander down to a comet has…

Vega liftoff on flight VV18

Vega liftoff on flight VV18 Click here for original story, Vega liftoff on flight…