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22/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson-Covid-19 Press Conference . The Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a Covid-19 update Press Conference inside No10 Downing Street, joined by Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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Hope sign at Piccadilly Circus London ? Jeff Moore / eyevine

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Hope sign at Piccadilly Circus London ? Jeff Moore / eyevine

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Hope sign at Piccadilly Circus London ? Jeff Moore / eyevine

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A man wearing a gas mask walks past Christmas trees still outside the famous J Sheekey restaurant off Shaftesbury Avenue in London. The 100 year old fish restaurant temporarily closed on December 15th last year leaving their Christmas decorations on display. ? Jeff Moore / eyevine

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Hope sign at Piccadilly Circus London ? Jeff Moore / eyevine

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Hope sign at Piccadilly Circus London ? Jeff Moore / eyevine

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22/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson-Covid-19 Press Conference . The Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a Covid-19 update Press Conference inside No10 Downing Street, joined by Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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22/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson-Covid-19 Press Conference . The Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a Covid-19 update Press Conference inside No10 Downing Street, joined by Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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22/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson-Covid-19 Press Conference . The Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a Covid-19 update Press Conference inside No10 Downing Street, joined by Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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22/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson-Covid-19 Press Conference . The Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a Covid-19 update Press Conference inside No10 Downing Street, joined by Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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22/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson-Covid-19 Press Conference . The Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a Covid-19 update Press Conference inside No10 Downing Street, joined by Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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22/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson-Covid-19 Press Conference . The Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a Covid-19 update Press Conference inside No10 Downing Street, joined by Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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22/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson-Covid-19 Press Conference . The Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a Covid-19 update Press Conference inside No10 Downing Street, joined by Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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22/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson-Covid-19 Press Conference . The Prime Minister Boris Johnson chairs a Covid-19 update Press Conference inside No10 Downing Street, joined by Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance and Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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Seeing in a flash. Two images of the same front steps: one taken with a camera and the other with a flash imaging ?lidar', the laser equivalent of radar, under development for future space missions. This image was acquired by the CECILE prototype lidar, developed with the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology, CESM, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, FBK, in Italy, Visitech in Norway and the German Aerospace Center, DLR. Lidar stands for ?light detection and ranging', with a pulsed laser beam scanning targets by measuring the time it takes for the light to bounce back. The wavelength of light is so much shorter than that of radio waves ? measured in billionths of a metre rather than centimetres ? that lidar provides much more precise measurements. On Earth lidar is employed widely for autonomous vehicles, helping them to judge distance and identify obstacles. Flash imaging lidar means the 3D image of the target is generated in one single shot from a 2D grid of detecting elements, in contrast to the traditional scanning approach based on moving parts. The result is a faster acquisition time, with decreased sensitivity to vibration or target motion - and lower mass and volume making it easier to embark in space. ESA is interested in lidar technology to acquire high-resolution views of landing zones on the Moon or other planets, or to assist with orbital docking manoeuvres baselined for the international Mars Sample Return endeavour.Credit: ESA / eyevine

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Sardinia, Italy. Sardinia, the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. Zoom in to see this image at its full 20 m resolution or click on the circles to learn more about the features in this image. Sardinia (also known as Sardegna) is situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and south and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the east. The island sits 200 km west of the Italian Peninsula, 200 km north of Tunisia and around 12 km south of the French island of Corsica, partially visible in the top of the image. This image, which uses data from 11 October to 14 October 2019, has been processed using the shortwave infrared band and the near infrared band to highlight dense vegetation. Crops and vegetation appear in bright green in the image, while bare soil can be seen in various shades of orange and brown. Grasslands and croplands with a higher moisture content appear more vibrant in the image. As water is a strong absorber of infrared, inland water bodies are delineated and can be easily spotted in black. Much of the Sardinia's arable land is devoted to cereal cultivation and fruit growing. Sardinia is a mainly mountainous region, with its highest point Mount La Marmora in the Gennargentu massif visible in the centre-right of the image. With over 1800 km of coastline, Sardinia is internally renowned for its beaches including those along the Emerald Coast, or Costa Smeralda, Alghero and Villasimius. The coasts, particularly in the east, are high and rocky, with long stretches of coastline with bays, inlets and various smaller islands located off the coast. The archipelago of La Maddalena, including the renowned islands of La Maddalena, Caprera and Santo Stefano, can be seen in the top-right of the image. Its islands are known for their pristine beaches and wild beauty. CagliarCredit: ESA / eyevine Contact eyevine for more information about using this image: T: +44 (0) 20 8709

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Hope sign at Piccadilly Circus London ? Jeff Moore / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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Gun Siege Southall. Uxbridge Road Southall is closed off near Saxon Road where a man reportedly with a firearm is refusing to vacate a house. Picture by Martyn Wheatley / i-Images / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson launches Skills for Jobs White Paper. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Home Secretary Priti Patel holds a Covid-19 Press Conference with Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council, Martin Hewitt and NHS England Regional Medical Director of London, Dr Vin Diwakar. 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson launches Skills for Jobs White Paper. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson launches Skills for Jobs White Paper. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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21/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to view the Flooding. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Didsbury to see the preparation and response caused to flooding by Storm Christoph as the Environmental Agency are in the initial stages of responding to the developing impact of the flood. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / eyevine

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20/01/2021. London, United Kingdom. Prime Minister Boris Johnson watching the President of the United States, Joe Biden's Inauguration, in 10 Downing Street. Picture by Pippa Fowles / No 10 Downing Street. / eyevine

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Located in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), around 50 million light-years from Earth, NGC 4535 is truly a stunning sight to behold. Despite the incredible quality of this image, taken from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, NGC 4535 has a hazy, somewhat ghostly, appearance when viewed from a smaller telescope. This led amateur astronomer Leland S. Copeland to nickname NGC 4535 the ?Lost GalaxyO in the 1950s. The bright colours in this image aren't just beautiful to look at, as they actually tell us about the population of stars within this barred spiral galaxy. The bright blue-ish colours, seen nestled amongst NGC 4535's long, spiral arms, indicate the presence of a greater number of younger and hotter stars. In contrast, the yellower tones of this galaxy's bulge suggest that this central area is home to stars which are older and cooler.E This galaxy was studied as part of the PHANGS survey, which aims to clarify many of the links between cold gas clouds, star formation, and the overall shape and other properties of galaxies. On 11 January 2021 the first release of the PHANGS-HST Collection was made publicly available.ECredit: ESA / eyevine

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Iodine thruster used to change the orbit of a small satellite for the first time ever. For the first time ever, a telecommunications satellite has used an iodine propellant to change its orbit around Earth. The small but potentially disruptive innovation could help to clear the skies of space junk, by enabling tiny satellites to self-destruct cheaply and easily at the end of their missions, by steering themselves into the atmosphere where they would burn up. The technology could also be used to boost the mission lifetime of small cubesats that monitor agricultural crops on Earth or entire mega-constellations of nanosats that provide global internet access, by raising their orbits when they begin to drift towards the planet. The technology was developed by ThrustMe, a spin-off company from the ?cole Polytechnique and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and supported by ESA through its programme of Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES). It uses a novel propellant ? iodine ? in an electric thruster that controls the satellite's height above Earth. Iodine is less expensive and uses simpler technologies than traditional propellants. Unlike many traditional propellants, iodine is non-toxic and it is solid at room temperature and pressure. This makes it easier and cheaper to handle on Earth. When heated, it turns to gas without going through a liquid phase, which makes it ideal for a simple propulsion system. It is also denser than traditional propellants, so it occupies smaller volumes onboard the satellite. ThrustMe launched its iodine thruster on a commercial research nanosat called SpaceTy Beihangkongshi-1 that went into space in November 2020. It was test fired earlier this month before being used to change the orbit of the satellite. Credit: ESA / eyevine

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Keep this surface dirty. A ?do not touch' directive applies to both a Matisse painting and this Matiss experiment on board the International Space Station. Designed to test the antibacterial properties of hydrophobic (or water-repelling) surfaces on the Station, the sample holders of the upgraded Matiss-2.5 experiment have done their work for roughly a year on board and are now back on Earth for analysis. Bacteria are a big problem in space as they tend to build up in the constantly-recycled atmosphere of the Space Station. For the six astronauts living in humanity's habitat in space, keeping the Station clean is an important part of their life to avoid bacteria and fungus. Every Saturday is cleaning day, when the whole crew wipe surfaces, vacuum and collect waste. Matiss or Microbial Aerosol Tethering on Innovative Surfaces in the international Space Station, driven by French space agency CNES, in collaboration ENS de Lyon and CEA-Leti, and commissioned in 2016 by ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, examines the performance of five advanced materials in preventing illness-causing microorganisms from settling and growing in microgravity. The experiment consists of plaques each containing the five materials to be tested plus a glass control surface. The units are open on the sides to let air flow naturally through and collect any bacteria floating past. The first set of the Matiss experiment, known as Matiss-1, provided some baseline data points for researchers. Four sample holders were set up in three different locations within the European Columbus laboratory, where they remained for six months. Once these samples were returned to Earth, researchers characterised the deposits formed on each surface and used the control material to establish a reference for the level and type of contamination expected over half a year. A continuation of the experiment, knoCredit: ESA / eyevine Contact eyevine for more information about using this image: T: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709

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Martti test car. The Arctic-PNT team's testing was based around a robotic car crammed with sensors and recording equipment. Called Martti, the vehicle was supplied by Finland's VTT Technical Research Centre.Credit: ESA / eyevine