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    Overseeing ISS's third arm

    Technology image of the week: this control panel will be used by spacewalking cosmonauts to oversee the European Robotic Arm on the Russian section of the ISS
    Aurora now

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    Human and robotic exploration image of the week: Aurora display at Concordia research station in Antarctica
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    Space Science Image of the Week: Bursts of gas from defrosting ice create the dark patches in this martian dune field
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    New 3D models of Rosalind Franklin’s landing site aid preparations for the rover’s mission on Mars
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