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Image Enabling & Support Ariane 6 who makes what infographic 24/06/2024 1749 views 10 likes View
ESA
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An infographic showing a selection of the industrial contributors for Europe's Ariane 6 rocket. ESA’s role in the development of Ariane 6 is to oversee the procurement process, as well as being responsible for the overall launch system, enabling...
Canopée proves wind propulsion potential on transatlantic voyage
Offshore Energy
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June 20, 2025
Two years after its launch, Canopée— believed to be the first industrial cargo vessel equipped with four automated OceanWings—has demonstrated the potential of wind-assisted propulsion. Courtesy of OceanWings Operational data confirms average fuel...
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...
Researchers identify 22 key areas for protecting struggling giant otters
Mongabay
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June 4, 2025
The giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) is an endangered species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). A recently published report authored by more than 50 researchers from 12 South American countries identifies...
Why space exploration must not be left to a few powerful nations
Nature
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The space industry is expanding fast — and its value is set to triple in the next decade, from US$630 billion in 2023 to $1.8 trillion by 2035. However, although the number of nations with space programmes is growing — with 77 space agencies...
First day of International scientific conference on decolonization wraps up in Baku
Azertag
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June 3, 2025
Baku, June 3, AZERTAC The first day of the international scientific conference entitled "Constructing Empires: Colonial Ideologies and Realities" concluded in Baku on Tuesday. Organized by the Baku Initiative Group, the event marked the first...
Brazil Oil Auction Sparks Fresh Climate Clash Near Amazon Mouth
LatinAmerican Post
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June 19, 2025
Nine energy giants have just scooped up 34 offshore blocks in Brazil, reopening an old argument in a new decade: can a country that promises climate leadership still bankroll its ambitions with crude drilled a day’s sail from the Amazon River...
From comet and moonlandings to space laboratories and enormous telescopes, these are Europe's biggest wins in space
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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May 23, 2025
Since it was founded in May 2025, the European Space Agency has brought together European countries for sustainable and collaborative space exploration, launching missions like the Cassini–Huygens probe in 1997, which ranged as far as the rings of...
Story Agency Ready for lift-off? Apply now for ESA Academy’s new Access … 18/06/2025 1298 views 8 likes Read
ESA
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Agency 18/06/2025 1296 views 8 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...
Story Agency ESA at Le Bourget 2025 - Day Two Highlights 17/06/2025 702 views 11 likes Read
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Agency 17/06/2025 698 views 11 likes The beginning of the industrial development of LISA was among the highlights for the European Space Agency on the second day of the International Paris Air Show. ESA presented a vision of space missions in 2040...
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...
Food in the “Great Land of Guyana”
Stabroek News
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June 16, 2025
Geoffrey Giddings, Ph.D. is a Guyanese American, educator, researcher, 2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar, and a consultant on cuisine culture. One of life’s great pleasures is meeting and learning from new people. I had the privilege, thanks to a...
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...
MetOp-SG weather and climate satellite ships to Kourou
Meteorological Technology International
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June 11, 2025
The first of the Airbus-built MetOp-SG weather and climate monitoring satellites has left Toulouse cleanrooms and is now en-route for Kourou, French Guiana, on board the Canopée. The MetOp Second Generation-A1 satellite, built for the European...
Leprosy was in the Americas long before European settlers arrived
Earth.com
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Leprosy’s history has long been misunderstood. New evidence reveals it was present in the Americas more than 1,000 years ago. Scientists from Colorado State University and the Institut Pasteur in France, working alongside Indigenous communities...
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...
The meteorological and climate satellite MetOp-SG travels towards the Kourou launch pad
AvioNews
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June 6, 2025
Ready for launch: the first of the MetOp-SG meteorological and climate satellites built by Airbus left the clean rooms in Toulouse a few days ago and is now en route to the spaceport of Kourou, French Guiana, aboard the transport ship "Canopée"....
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...
Marine energy: Harnessing the power of the Atlantic
Atlantic Council
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June 10, 2025
Issue Brief June 10, 2025 • 9:02 am ET Print this page Marine energy: Harnessing the power of the Atlantic By William Yancey Brown Following a decade-long partnership, the Policy Center for the New South and the Atlantic Council have joined forces...
China’s Mega Railway in the Amazon
Dialogo Magazine
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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...