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Space probe to map carbon content of world’s remotest tropical forests
Canada's National Observer
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April 16, 2025
This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration Scientists are about to take part in a revolutionary mission aimed at creating detailed 3D maps of the world’s remotest, densest and...
Marking A Major Milestone In Preparation Of ESA’s Biomass Satellite
Renewable Energy Magazine
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Once launched and commissioned for its working life in orbit around Earth, this new ESA Earth Explorer mission will demonstrate how new technology can deliver crucial information about the state of our forests and how they are changing and,...
Polio in Europe: Why Vigilance Is More Crucial Than Ever
Medscape
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April 17, 2025
In an article published recently, experts from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe question the feasibility of achieving poliomyelitis (polio) eradication...
The Devilish History of Devil’s Island
JSTOR Daily
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December 13, 2024
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. It’s a long way from Paris to an island prison in South America, but the reverberations from the journey of just one man from the French capital to an outpost of French Guiana...
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ESA
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Applications 10/04/2025 1896 views 25 likes Marking a major milestone in the preparation of ESA’s Biomass satellite for its scheduled 29 April liftoff, experts have completed the critical and hazardous process of fuelling the satellite. Once...
Why Rising Artist Tabita Rezaire Is Saying Goodbye to the Art World
Artnet
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December 11, 2024
Buzzy young artist Tabita Rezaire has been described as an “Afro-cyber-feminist”—and the description fits. Rezaire, who is of French Guianese and Danish descent, makes dizzying and daring new media installations that explore the connections...
Outrage after France lawmaker suggests deporting migrants to Atlantic islands
The Local - France
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April 9, 2025
A senior figure in France's main right-wing party has sparked outrage in France by suggesting "dangerous" foreigners who refuse to leave the country should be sent instead to wind-swept French islands off Canada in the north Atlantic. French...
Biomass satellite to be launched into orbit to study Earth’s forests
1in.am
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April 10, 2025
Levon Azizyan, Director of the Center for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring SNCO, reports on his Facebook page: The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch the Biomass satellite into orbit at the end of April. This satellite has a unique mission to...
French Lawmaker Suggests Exiling Migrants to Atlantic Islands
News Central TV
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April 10, 2025
A senior French politician has ignited fierce backlash after suggesting that “dangerous” migrants who defy orders to leave France should instead be sent to a remote archipelago off the coast of Canada. Laurent Wauquiez, a leading figure in the...
OECS Countries Take the Lead at the 2025 Caribbean Trophy Boxing Championships in Guadeloupe
Win Media SKN
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April 3, 2025
Organised by the Guadeloupe Regional Boxing Committee, the 2025 Caribbean Trophy Boxing Championships wrapped up in Guadeloupe on March 29, showcasing the strength of regional boxing talent. Fighters from across the OECS and beyond delivered...
OECS Takes Lead at Caribbean Trophy Boxing Championships
St. Vincent Times
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April 2, 2025
Organised by the Guadeloupe Regional Boxing Committee, the 2025 Caribbean Trophy Boxing Championships wrapped up in Guadeloupe on March 29, showcasing the strength of regional boxing talent. Fighters from across the OECS and beyond delivered...
Story Applications Weather, climate and air quality missions on display 08/04/2025 1457 views 37 likes Read
ESA
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Applications 08/04/2025 1457 views 37 likes The first of the new generation of MetOp satellites, MetOp-SG Satellite-A, together with the instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission, are now ready to be shipped to their launch site. But before...
Waving goodbye to 2024 with another successful Copernicus Launch: Sentinel-1C now in orbit
EU Reporter
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December 9, 2024
A brand-new Copernicus Sentinel satellite was successfully launched last night from the European Spaceport in French Guiana, on board a Vega C rocket operated by Arianespace on December 5, 2024, from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at...
Space probe to map carbon content of world’s remotest tropical forests
The Observer
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April 5, 2025
Scientists are about to take part in a revolutionary mission aimed at creating detailed 3D maps of the world’s remotest, densest and darkest tropical forests – from outer space. The feat will be achieved using a special radar scanner that has been...
Vega C launched with the Sentinel 1C satellite
Global Happenings
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December 6, 2024
Vega C rocket launched from the European space center in Kourou (French Guiana). On board the Sentinel 1 C satellitethe new sentinel of the planet of the Copernicus program managed by the European Space Agency and the European Commission. Italy’s...
VV25 (2): Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite launched
AvioNews
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December 6, 2024
The Copernicus Sentinel-1C Earth observation satellite, built by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space (TAS), the joint-company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), was successfully launched by a Vega C rocket operated by Arianespace from...
Europe’s Vega-C rocket launches satellite into orbit after delays
Digital Journal
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December 6, 2024
Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched from French Guiana in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago - Copyright AFP Ronan LIETAR Europe’s new Vega-C rocket launched Thursday from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its...
Vega C successfully returns to flight
SpaceNews
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December 6, 2024
WASHINGTON — A Vega C successfully launched an Earth observation satellite Dec. 5 in the rocket’s first flight since a failure nearly two years ago. The Vega C lifted off from the European spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, at 4:20 p.m. Eastern....
Vega-C launch marks milestone for Europe’s space programme
Modern Ghana
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Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago. After two days of delays, the Vega-C rocket – crucial to Europe's autonomy in reaching space – took off...
We’ve Never Been Closer to Finding Life Outside Our Solar System
Wired
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December 5, 2024
In 2025, we might detect the first signs of life outside our solar system. Crucial to this potential breakthrough is the 6.5-meter-diameter James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Launched aboard an Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou, a coastal town in French...