Week in images: 27 April - 01 May 2026
The European Space Agency's Week in Images for 27 April to 1 May 2026 highlights stunning visuals from space and ground activities. A Sentinel-2 image captured vibrant tulip fields in the Netherlands alongside phytoplankton blooms in the North Sea. Other featured images include ESA teams preparing for missions, conducting equipment tests, and an astronomical view of a starry spiral in a nearby galaxy.
- ▪A Sentinel-2 image showed tulip fields and phytoplankton blooms simultaneously.
- ▪ESA teams conducted a parachute bake-out and breathing apparatus checks.
- ▪The Mekong River in Cambodia and a starry spiral galaxy were also featured.
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Agency Week in images: 27 April - 01 May 2026 01/05/2026 2 views 0 likes ESA / About Us / Week in images Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 21 April 2026, this image shows a double bloom in the Netherlands: an array of vibrant colours in the tulip fields as well as the blue-greenish swirls of phytoplankton in the North Sea. Team preparing the plasma wind tunnel The great parachute bake-out Sophie Adenot performs a Personal Breathing Apparatus (PBA) check Lanzarote during mission εpsilon European Service Module team Mekong River, Cambodia Starry spiral in a familiar neighbourhood Like Thank you for liking You have already liked this page, you can only like it once!
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