Week in pictures: 17-21 August 2026

A selection of images from the week of 17-21 August 2026 includes space activities, a solar eclipse and aerial views of Europe.

Por El Medio Oriente
30 de agosto de 2026
View from the Cupola of the International Space Station showing Earth, with two commemorative coins and astronaut mission patches held in front of a circular window.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station photograph commemorative coins and mission patches in front of the Cupola, the observation module with privileged views of Earth. Images of the Earth's surface with clouds and continents are seen through the station's multiple windows. (ESA — Space News)
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ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot was captured during an extravehicular activity designated as EVA-97. Cayetana Saiz recorded images of the total eclipse in August from the 12th.

On 8 August 2026, two contrasting perspectives of the rural landscape in the surroundings of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, were captured.

The ESA and ATMOS collaborated on a concept study of the Facility Development Centre (FDC) for Phoenix 3. Images were recorded of carbon monoxide from fires in North America.

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