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Video 00:06:07 Enabling & Support The future of ESA Transportation 23/06/2025 136 views 2 likes Play
ESA
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Space is huge and essential to humankind, fuelling knowledge, supporting our economies and driving global prosperity. None of this would be possible without reliable access to space. Since 1979, Europe has relied on the Ariane rockets and Vega...
Story Applications Biomass poised for liftoff to unveil forest secrets 28/04/2025 2456 views 24 likes Read
ESA
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Applications 28/04/2025 2456 views 24 likes After years of careful design and preparation, ESA’s Earth Explorer Biomass satellite is set for launch tomorrow, 29 April at 11:15 CEST, aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana....
ESA’s Biomass; on the launch pad, the mission and Europe’s Spaceport
SatNews
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April 23, 2025
ESA’s Biomass satellite, encapsulated within a Vega-C rocket fairing, has been rolled out to the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of liftoff, planned for 29 April at 11:15 CEST. Once in orbit, this latest Earth Explorer...
GLOBAL: OceanWings reports 30-35% average fuel savings on Canopée in first two years
Bunkerspot
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June 20, 2025
Details Written by Ariane Morrissey Published: 20 June 2025 Operational data from the first two years of sailings of Canopée, a cargo ship equipped with four OceanWings, revealed average fuel savings of 1.3 tonnes per day per wingsail, amounting...
Riachuelo: Brazilian DNA of the fast fashion giant
The MDS
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March 25, 2025
French Guiana is a small and almost unknown French overseas region bordering Brazil to the south. In the 17th century, the inhabitants of this territory were determined to expand southward and conquer part of the neighboring country. Captain...
Story Agency Ready for lift-off? Apply now for ESA Academy’s new Access … 18/06/2025 12044 views 27 likes Read
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Agency 18/06/2025 11709 views 27 likes In brief University students can now apply for the pilot edition of the Access to Space Training Course, which will be held from 27 to 31 October 2025 at ESEC-Galaxia in Belgium. Organised by ESA Academy in...
Assad Loyalists Struggle in Lebanon Amid Security Clampdown and Economic Hardship
The Syrian Observer
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June 18, 2025
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, thousands of former regime loyalists—including Syrian members of Hezbollah and affiliated military personnel—have fled to neighboring Lebanon. Now, facing increasing security restrictions and...
Bonn Bulletin: Slow start to climate talks fails to reflect urgency
Climate Home News
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June 17, 2025
Bonn agenda finally adopted after tough fight Anyone would think there’s no climate emergency. The mid-year UN climate talks in Bonn were meant to open on Monday morning, to advance negotiations on the road to COP30 in Brazil on issues such as how...
In Brazil, a fight over offshore drilling tests Lula’s climate ambitions
Al Jazeera
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June 17, 2025
Sao Paulo, Brazil – In the far north of Brazil, where the Amazon River collides with the sea, an environmental dilemma has awakened a national political debate. There, the Brazilian government has been researching the possibility of offshore oil...
Story Applications Forest mission sealed within rocket fairing for liftoff 16/04/2025 1414 views 32 likes Read
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Applications 16/04/2025 1414 views 32 likes With the launch of ESA’s Biomass satellite scheduled for 29 April, preparations at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, have reached a key milestone. The satellite has now been sealed inside the...
Canada 6, Honduras 0: Hometown boy kick-starts Gold Cup demolition at B.C. Place
Pincher Creek Echo
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Soccer Burnaby's Niko Sigur scored the first goal Tuesday night — his first for Canada — as Les Rouges started off the tournament in top form. Niko Sigur of Canada celebrates with teammates Ali Ahmed #20 and Jonathan...
Canada 6, Honduras 0: Hometown boy kick-starts Gold Cup demolition at B.C. Place
Daily Herald Tribune
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Soccer Burnaby's Niko Sigur scored the first goal Tuesday night — his first for Canada — as Les Rouges start off the tournament in top form. Niko Sigur of Canada celebrates with teammates Ali Ahmed #20 and Jonathan...
These Creepy Arachnids Live On Your Face & Crawl Out Of Your Pores At Night
The Travel
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February 15, 2025
Our planet is full of strange bugs all over the world, like the bizarre insect that saws tiny sticks and build little log cabins. There are also kamikaze insects with explosive backpacks that blow themselves up in French Guiana, and the world's...
From ball boy to World Cup hopeful, Niko Sigur's Canada journey comes full circle
The Athletic
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June 16, 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – It was six years ago when Niko Sigur last stepped into BC Place, where Canada will begin its 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup campaign Tuesday night. Born and raised in nearby Burnaby, British Columbia, Sigur was not in the...
WHO warns that polio cases are on the rise
Clinical Trials Arena
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April 17, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released an update on polio following the March 2025 meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee. Polio, which can cause lifelong disability, has been eradicated in Europe, the...
10 new play areas to have fun out of the sun
The National News
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Gone are the days when indoor play centres meant dingy, noisy caverns with violent games, stomach-churning rides and kids nagging for the chance to win an enormous stuffed toy that you definitely didn't want to take home. Here, then, are 10 new...
Bringing planetary surfaces to life
GEOSCIENTIST
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June 9, 2025
Tell us about your background Divya Persaud: Before and during university, I worked on various remote sensing projects, which taught me how to analyse satellite data for Earth and other planets. I also studied palaeomagnetism, so I learned about...
The history of the Soyuz rocket
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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June 10, 2025
On 28 November 1966 the first Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, beginning a remarkable history that saw it become the the default vehicle for international spaceflight. The Soyuz rocket development was ultimately a result of...
China’s Mega Railway in the Amazon
Dialogo Americas
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June 12, 2025
The mega transcontinental railway project promoted by China, which plans to connect the port of Chancay in Peru with the port of Santos on the Atlantic coast of Brazil, is positioned as a key piece in China’s economic and geopolitical expansion...
Podcast: Geo Conversations with Divya Persaud
GEOSCIENTIST
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June 9, 2025
Image credit: Myah Jeffers In this episode, Divya Persaud explores creative approaches to studying planetary surfaces and the ethical challenges of space technology. Episode Transcript Marissa Lo: Hello and welcome to Geo Conversations, a podcast...