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NASA budget cuts threaten Europe's already troubled flagship Mars rover
Space.com
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June 30, 2025
Cuts to NASA's budget proposed by President Donald Trump would likely cause further delays to Europe's ExoMars rover mission, due to the fact that some critical technologies currently unavailable in Europe were to be provided by the American space...
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...
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...
Summer sizzlers! It’s the 20 hottest TV shows of the season
The Guardian
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June 27, 2025
Squid Game The big one. The uberviolent South Korean juggernaut – still Netflix’s most popular show ever – reaches the end point … and Player 456 is still in the game. What will happen after the armed rebellion? Will he figure out he’s playing...
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...
Astor Johnson Rep Dance Co presents She Too
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 27, 2025
Features Sean Douglas 57 Minutes Ago AJRDT perform a dance named Sorrows featuring Leah Gordon - THE Astor Johnson Repertory Dance Theatre (AJRDT), along with Los Alamitos Ballet Theatre, California, USA, will present a tribute to women called She...
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...
Isar Aerospace raises €150mn to strengthen Europe’s launch capabilities
The Next Web
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June 25, 2025
Europe’s best-funded space tech firm, Isar Aerospace, plans to strengthen the continent’s access to orbital satellites after raising €150mn to expand its launch service. Daniel Metzler, Isar’s CEO and co-founder, said the investment reflects...
The Brief – Elon’s next blow up with Brussels
EurActiv
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June 25, 2025
The EU’s effort to expand its regulatory reach farther than ever before pits its policy wonks against a familiar foe: MAGA’s Elon Musk. The SpaceX billionaire is no stranger to a scrap with Brussels and, after a two-year wait, the European...
Brazilian activists vow to fight Amazon oil auction in court, hail ‘partial victory’ over unsold blocks
Climate Home News
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June 24, 2025
A controversial auction of oil blocks in the Amazon by COP30 host Brazil drew bids on only 20% of the areas offered, a result that green campaigners have hailed as a partial victory as they prepare to challenge the bidding process in the courts....
Sail-Assisted Ro-Ro Demonstrates Fuel Savings in Two Years of Service
The Maritime Executive
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Two years after its launch, Canopée, the first cargo vessel equipped with four automated OceanWings rigid sails, has demonstrated the potential of wind-assisted propulsion according to the joint venture between Jifmar and Zéphyr & Borée, which...
Beyond the lens: Cameras that explore the unknown
Media India Group
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June 23, 2025
In 1816, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce invented a technology that did more than just document events, it captured them visually in real time. His creation preserved moments big and small, from personal milestones to world-changing events: the camera....
French artist Thieb Delaporte-Richard sees World Cup poster as a love letter to L.A.
The Daily Pilot - Calfornia
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June 23, 2025
For Thieb Delaporte-Richard, the Parisian cafe within walking distance of his home in Santa Monica was the best spot for an early-morning chat. While standing in line, the aroma of baking croissants wafted, and the buzzing of espresso machines...
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...
A “Crazy Idea” Proven True: Pluto’s Breath Changes Its Moon’s Color
SciTechDaily
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June 22, 2025
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured this image of Pluto’s surface shrouded in atmospheric haze. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Pluto’s haze is real, its atmosphere is wild, and its moon is stealing its breath—literally. And it might just teach us...
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...
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...
Story Agency Ready for lift-off? Apply now for ESA Academy’s new Access … 18/06/2025 3621 views 12 likes Read
ESA
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Agency 18/06/2025 3386 views 12 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...