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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...
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...
Astronomers left puzzled by high-altitude clouds forming on young planet
The Guardian
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June 10, 2025
Should humans ever venture to a particular planet that circles a sun-like star in the constellation of the fly, they would do well to keep an eye on the weather. The thick slabs of cloud that blot the planet’s skies are mostly made from mineral...
Story Enabling & Support Vega 102507 views 203 likes Read
ESA
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Enabling & Support 102112 views 203 likes Vega joined the family of rockets at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in 2012, delivering satellites and spacecraft to equatorial and Sun-synchronous orbits, its last flight was in 2024. Vega VV04 IXV...
Behind the scenes on launch day for ESA's Biomass mission | Podcast
Euronews
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In the early morning of April 29, people in Kourou, French Guiana, were woken up by the roar of the Vega-C rocket as it carried Biomass, the latest satellite from the European Space Agency (ESA), successfully into space. The Biomass mission not...
Sending mixed signals: convergent iridescence and divergent chemical signals in sympatric sister-species of Amazonian butterflies
eLife
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Identifying the evolutionary factors promoting diversification and co-existence of closely-related species in sympatry is a major challenge. Since the evolution of traits within species in sympatry can affect ecological interactions between...
A French police officer will stand trial over the killing of a teen that sparked nationwide riots
The Independent
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June 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Stymied French politicians turn to sins of the past
Deutsche Welle
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On Thursday, two years after France's controversial retirement age increase, the National Assembly voted to withdraw the reform. While the news was politically explosive because the far-right National Rally helped the left-wing opposition gain a...
I'm a female solo traveller and have visited 70 countries - there's one I'll never go back to as it was so unsafe
Daily Mail
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June 7, 2025
Solo travel is having a moment - with nearly half of all Brits planning to go it alone in the next year. If you're one of those wanting to step out on your own for your next holiday, we've got you covered, as MailOnline caught up with experienced...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, April 2025 and Annual Revision
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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June 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Amazon illegal gold mines drive sex trafficking in the Brazil-Guyana border
Mongabay
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May 29, 2025
Poverty and poor border controls have allowed young women to be trafficked into the sex trade catering to illegal gold miners in Brazil’s border areas with countries like Guyana and Venezuela. Research by the Federal University of Roraima...
These Are Air France's Busiest Boeing 777-200ER Routes
Simple Flying
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June 5, 2025
Air France is part of the Air France-KLM group and is France's flag carrier. It operates a fleet of around 227 mainline aircraft, including a large 63-strong fleet of Boeing 777s. 18 of these Triple Sevens are Boeing 777-200ERs configured with 28...
Wereldmuseum Amsterdam ponders space to ‘respectfully’ house human remains
The Art Newspaper
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June 4, 2025
As museums around the world continue to grapple with the issue of how to ethically house or return human remains, the Wereldmuseum Amsterdam has suggested that a new space for “ritual practices” could be created to house its collection of body...
Sustainable solutions explored at Green Visions Potsdam
Cineuropa
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27/05/2025 - The German festival, which unspooled from 22-25 May, is a showcase for films and science, also offering a range of practical tips for audiences l-r: Helena Zengel (lead actress in Transamazonia), Pia Marais (director of...
Baku conference challenges colonialism’s modern legacy as France faces renewed scrutiny
AzerNews
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June 3, 2025
As conversations on colonialism gain new urgency in global political discourse, Baku has emerged as a platform for confronting the unfinished business of decolonisation. The city is hosting a major international conference—“Imperial Structure:...
Story Enabling & Support ESA supports Moon mission carrying first European rover 03/06/2025 5037 views 63 likes Read
ESA
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Enabling & Support 03/06/2025 5026 views 63 likes Japanese lunar exploration company ispace will attempt to land its RESILIENCE spacecraft on the Moon no earlier than 5 June (CEST) 2025. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) global network of ground...
She Too awakens legacy of Astor Johnson in dance
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 3, 2025
Features Newsday 5 Hrs Ago The late Astor Johnson, founder of Astor Johnson Repertory Dance Theatre. - THE Astor Johnson Repertory Dance Theatre (AJRDT), in promoting the ideals of its founder, the late Astor Johnson, will present his works and...
Leprosy spread throughout America centuries before the arrival of Europeans
El País
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May 30, 2025
In 2017, biologist Nicolás Rascovan discovered something that made no sense. He was analyzing DNA extracted from the remains of people who had died thousands of years ago. In one of the samples taken in Canada, he found leprosy — one of the oldest...
The last word: why half of the world's languages could vanis...
Modern Ghana
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There are around 7,000 languages spoken in the world, but that number is shrinking. Unesco estimates that half could disappear by the end of the century. So how are languages lost, and what does that mean for the people who speak them? Despite the...
Brazil advances with plan to drill oil at the mouth of the Amazon River
Mongabay
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May 26, 2025
Brazil’s environmental agency, IBAMA, approved a key step that could soon allow Petrobras, the nation’s state oil company, to begin offshore oil drilling near the mouth of the Amazon River. In a May 19 decision, the agency greenlit a concept for...