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Brazilian and French scientists tackle climate change in Amazon
MercoPress
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Thursday, August 28th 2025 - 10:10 UTC Tackling climate change has strengthened ties between Brazil and France Researchers from France and Brazil are meeting this week in Belém, in the State of Pará, to launch a new season of the Amazon...
Scientists explore previously unknown canopy DIVERSITY in Amazon rainforest by analyzing eDNA from rainwater
Natural News
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August 26, 2025
Scientists explore previously unknown canopy DIVERSITY in Amazon rainforest by analyzing eDNA from rainwater High above the forest floor, where the air hums with the chorus of unseen creatures and the sun filters through emerald leaves in shifting...
Climate change: Brazil and France researchers gather in Amazon
Agencia Brasil
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August 27, 2025
The global challenge of tackling climate change has strengthened ties between Brazil and France in scientific efforts focused on the Amazon. Researchers from both countries are meeting in Belém, Pará state, to launch a new season of projects...
Preparations Underway for Mwa Éwitàj Kwéyòl
St. Lucia Times
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August 29, 2025
Preparations are in full swing for Saint Lucia’s largest cultural festival, Jounen Kwéyòl, set to take place on Sunday, October 26. The activities for both Jounen Kwéyòl and the broader Creole Heritage Month are organised by the Monsignor Patrick...
Summary of the 2025 GEDI Science Team Meeting
NASA
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August 18, 2025
Introduction The 2025 Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Science Team Meeting (STM) took place April 1–3, 2025 at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). Upwards of 60 participants attended in-person, while several others...
Science ABC News Stargazers dazzled as spirals of light appear in night sky
Yahoo News
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Stargazers on the lookout for the Perseid meteor shower were treated to an extra nighttime spectacular on Tuesday night as spirals appeared in the sky along the East Coast. The unusual light show -- which appeared to show circling lights in the...
What was that weird light in the night sky over Columbus? Hint: not aliens.
Yahoo News
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Columbus stargazers were greeted with an unusual sight the night of Aug. 12: a bright bowtie-shaped light hanging in the night sky. Columbus redditors in Clintonville, Baltimore, the German Village, Canal Winchester, New Albany, Whitehall, the...
Investing in Space: Made in Russia
CNBC
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August 29, 2025
CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions. The Soyuz TMA-19M rocket launches into space from Kazakhstan's...
Satellite to track climate change from space with help from Scots scientists
STV News
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August 16, 2025
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh are celebrating the successful launch of a new satellite set to transform the way the world monitors carbon dioxide. MicroCarb – a landmark UK-France mission – has soared into orbit aboard the 35-metre...
James Webb Telescope Fuels European Innovation in AI and Space Tech
WebProNews
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August 14, 2025
In the vast expanse of space exploration, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) stands as a beacon of human ingenuity, with significant European fingerprints all over its design and operations. Launched in 2021 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from...
10 lessons from the James Webb telescope that could shape European tech
The Next Web
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August 13, 2025
The scientific world is reeling. New discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope — a joint project by the European Space Agency(ESA), NASA, and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) — aren’t just surprising, they’re contradicting our deepest...
New technology will 'transform' Met Office weather forecasts and it launches this week
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 12, 2025
A new piece of technology that is set to "transform" how weather agencies like the Met Office make forecasts is launching this week. And when we say 'launching', we mean it literally. The cutting-edge tech is a satellite that will be heading up...
Friday Sermon – Jalsa Salana UK 2025: Highlights, insights and reflections (1 August 2025)
Al Hakam
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August 29, 2025
Friday Sermon 1 August 2025 Jalsa Salana UK 2025: Highlights, insights and reflections After reciting the tashahhud, ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih Vaa said: Last Sunday, by the grace of Allah the Almighty, Jalsa Salana UK...
Netflix's Hostage: Is the gripping political thriller based on a true story?
The Mirror US
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August 29, 2025
Netflix has released yet another breathtaking series, and this one is about making the ultimate choice: Between your spouse and your country. Hostage, starring Suranne Jones, Julie Delpy, and Corey Mylchreest, follows the British Prime Minister...
ESA’s Flight Ticket Initiative: first five missions secured with Avio and Isar Aerospace
SatNews
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August 29, 2025
The Flight Ticket Initiative is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission for European companies and institutions to test and prove new products and applications in space. It encourages the use of new...
Europe’s Space Agency Signs Commercial Launch Agreements
Flying Magazine
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August 28, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) is stepping up its efforts to compete with the likes of SpaceX and the American commercial launch industry. The agency on Thursday awarded contracts to Italy’s Avio and Germany’s Isar Aerospace to provide launch...
Europe regains contact with JUICE Jupiter probe ahead of crucial Aug. 31 Venus flyby
Space.com
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August 26, 2025
Europe's most advanced interplanetary space probe lost contact with Earth for nearly a full day leading up to a crucial flyby of Venus that will occur on Sunday (Aug. 31). The European Space Agency's (ESA) JUICE spacecraft launched atop an Ariane...
What to stream this week: Ludicrous Netflix thriller Hostage, plus five more picks
WAtoday
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August 28, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size This week’s picks include a ludicrous thriller starring Suranne Jones, aDon’t miss Suranne...
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ESA
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Enabling & Support 27/08/2025 284 views 9 likes The Flight Ticket Initiative is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission for European companies and institutions to test and prove new products and...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is latest to get a look at interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Yahoo News
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Two more of NASA's space telescopes recently got another look at comet 3I/ATLAS, a captivating interstellar interloper that first captured the world's attention in July. The object – just the third ever to be observed in Earth's cosmic...