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120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 <section class="feature feature--article"> 135 <a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/09/Star-forming_region_IC_348_NIRCam_image" class="popup"> 136 <img class="image-bg stellar" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/star-forming_region_ic_348_nircam_image/27515180-1-eng-GB/Star-forming_region_IC_348_NIRCam_image_pillars.jpg" alt="Star-forming region IC 348 (NIRCam image)" data-stellar-ratio="0.7" data-stellar-vertical-offset="60"> 137 </a> 138 </section> 139 140 141<article class="article agency"> 142 143<header class="entry article__block"> 144 <span class="pillar article__item">Agency</span> 145 <h1 class="heading heading--main article__item">Week in images: 14-18 Sep 2026</h1> 146 <div class="meta article__item"> 147 148 <span>18/09/2026</span> 149 <span><span id="viewcount">1806</span><small> views</small></span> 150 <span><span id="ezsr_total_27526197">51</span><small> likes</small></span> 151 152 </div> 153</header> 154<div class="breadcrumbs article__block article__item"> 155<a class="breadcrumbs__entry" href="/">ESA</a> / <a class="breadcrumbs__entry" href="/About_Us">About Us</a> / <a class="breadcrumbs__entry" href="/About_Us/Week_in_images">Week in images</a></div> 156 157 158 159 160 <div class="feature slider"><div class="flexslider"><ul class="slides"> 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 <li><div class="feature-item image"><figure class="thumbnail"><a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/09/Paris_France" class="popup"> 170 <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/paris_france/27531655-1-eng-GB/Paris_France_pillars.jpg" alt=""> 171 </a></figure></div></li> 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 <li><div class="feature-item image"><figure class="thumbnail"><a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/09/FLEX_and_Sentinel-3C_lofted_into_orbit" class="popup"> 181 <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/flex_and_sentinel-3c_lofted_into_orbit/27517426-2-eng-GB/FLEX_and_Sentinel-3C_lofted_into_orbit_pillars.jpg" alt="FLEX and Sentinel-3C lofted into orbit"> 182 <figcaption class="image__caption">FLEX and Sentinel-3C lofted into orbit</figcaption> 183 </a></figure></div></li> 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 <li><div class="feature-item image"><figure class="thumbnail"><a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/09/Main_Control_Room_at_ESA_s_ESOC" class="popup"> 193 <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/main_control_room_at_esa_s_esoc/27519349-1-eng-GB/Main_Control_Room_at_ESA_s_ESOC_pillars.png" alt="Main Control Room at ESA's ESOC"> 194 <figcaption class="image__caption">Main Control Room at ESA's ESOC</figcaption> 195 </a></figure></div></li> 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 <li><div class="feature-item image"><figure class="thumbnail"><a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/09/Company_awards_at_Industry_Space_Days_2026" class="popup"> 205 <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/company_awards_at_industry_space_days_2026/27524588-2-eng-GB/Company_awards_at_Industry_Space_Days_2026_pillars.jpg" alt="Company awards at Industry Space Days 2026"> 206 <figcaption class="image__caption">Company awards at Industry Space Days 2026</figcaption> 207 </a></figure></div></li> 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 <li><div class="feature-item image"><figure class="thumbnail"><a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/09/Raspberry_ripples_near_Mars_s_south_pole" class="popup"> 217 <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/raspberry_ripples_near_mars_s_south_pole/27522585-1-eng-GB/Raspberry_ripples_near_Mars_s_south_pole_pillars.jpg" alt="Raspberry ripples near Marsâs south pole"> 218 <figcaption class="image__caption">Raspberry ripples near Marsâs south pole</figcaption> 219 </a></figure></div></li> 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 <li><div class="feature-item image"><figure class="thumbnail"><a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/09/Earth_from_Space_Laguna_Colorada" class="popup"> 229 <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/earth_from_space_laguna_colorada/27528365-1-eng-GB/Earth_from_Space_Laguna_Colorada_pillars.jpg" alt="This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 25 August 2026, shows an area of the Andean Altiplano in southern Bolivia near the border with Chile. ">
230 <figcaption class="image__caption">This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image, acquired on 25 August 2026, shows an area of the Andean Altiplano in southern Bolivia near the border with Chile. </figcaption> 231 </a></figure></div></li> 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 <li><div class="feature-item image"><figure class="thumbnail"><a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/09/Group_Picture_beginning_of_the_Consolidation_Phase_of_ESA_Low-LEO_Pre-Operational_and_De-Risk_Activities" class="popup"> 241 <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/group_picture_beginning_of_the_consolidation_phase_of_esa_low-leo_pre-operational_and_de-risk_activities/27528216-1-eng-GB/Group_Picture_beginning_of_the_Consolidation_Phase_of_ESA_Low-LEO_Pre-Operational_and_De-Risk_Activities_pillars.jpg" alt="Group Picture beginning of the Consolidation Phase of ESA Low-LEO Pre-Operational and De-Risk Activities"> 242 <figcaption class="image__caption">Group Picture beginning of the Consolidation Phase of ESA Low-LEO Pre-Operational and De-Risk Activities</figcaption> 243 </a></figure></div></li> 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 <li><div class="feature-item image"><figure class="thumbnail"><a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/09/Thwaits_Glacier_Antarctica" class="popup"> 253 <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/thwaits_glacier_antarctica/27521504-1-eng-GB/Thwaits_Glacier_Antarctica_pillars.jpg" alt="Thwaits Glacier, Antarctica"> 254 <figcaption class="image__caption">Thwaits Glacier, Antarctica</figcaption> 255 </a></figure></div></li> 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 <li><div class="feature-item image"><figure class="thumbnail"><a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/09/Star-forming_region_IC_348_NIRCam_image" class="popup"> 265 <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/star-forming_region_ic_348_nircam_image/27515180-1-eng-GB/Star-forming_region_IC_348_NIRCam_image_pillars.jpg" alt="Star-forming region IC 348 (NIRCam image)"> 266 <figcaption class="image__caption">Star-forming region IC 348 (NIRCam image)</figcaption> 267 </a></figure></div></li> 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 <li><div class="feature-item image"><figure class="thumbnail"><a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/09/A_galaxy_spinning_out_of_sync" class="popup"> 277 <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2026/09/a_galaxy_spinning_out_of_sync/27523332-1-eng-GB/A_galaxy_spinning_out_of_sync_pillars.jpg" alt=""> 278 </a></figure></div></li> 279 </ul></div></div> 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302<div class="share button-group article__block article__item"> 303 304<button id="ezsr_27526197_3_5" class="btn ezsr-star-rating-enabled" title="Like">Like</button> 305<p id="ezsr_just_rated_27526197" class="ezsr-just-rated hide">Thank you for liking</p> 306<p id="ezsr_has_rated_27526197" class="ezsr-has-rated hide">You have already liked this page, you can only like it once!</p> 307 308 309<div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style"> 310 <a class="a2a_button_x"></a> 311 <a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a> 312 <a class="a2a_button_copy_link"></a> 313 <a class="a2a_dd" href=https://www.addtoany.com/share></a> 314</div> 315 316</div> 317 318</article> 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 <section id="footer"> 327 328<span class="footer__signature">European Space Agency</span> 329 330<div class="footer-nav"> 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 <a href="/Services/Frequently_asked_questions">FAQ</a> 338 339 <a href="/Services/Contacts">Contacts</a> 340 341 <a href="/Services/Terms_and_conditions">Terms and conditions</a> 342 343 344 345 <a href="/Services/Privacy_notice">Privacy notice</a> 346 347 348 349 <a href="/About_Us/Careers_at_ESA">Careers at ESA</a> 350 351 352 353 <a href="/Services/Email_updates">Subscribe </a> 354 355</div> 356<div class="social-media-links"> 357 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/esa.int" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-bluesky"></i></a> 358 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanSpaceAgency" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-facebook-f"></i></a> 359 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/europeanspaceagency/" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-instagram"></i></a> 360 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-space-agency/" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-linkedin-in"></i></a> 361 <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/EuropeanSpaceAgency/" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-pinterest"></i></a> 362 <a href="https://twitter.com/esa" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-x-twitter"></i></a> 363 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ESA" target="_blank"><i class="fab fa-youtube"></i></a> 364</div> 365</section> 366 <section id="popup-modal"></section></div> 367 368
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