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    Earth observation image of the week: Himalayas’ Imja glacier in northeastern Nepal, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme
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    Marking a new era in Earth observation, Sentinel-1A is set for launch on 3 April. Discover the first mission for Europe's Copernicus programme
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    Space science image of the week: Rosetta’s target comet, back in the field of view of ground-based telescopes, has brightened over the last four months
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    ESA astronauts Alexander Gerst, Andreas Mogensen and Timothy Peake training for their space mission near Moscow, Russia
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