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Vega-C rocket launches European forest-monitoring 'Biomass' satellite to orbit (video)
The European Space Agency 's (ESA) Biomass spacecraft lifted off atop a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, ...
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Giant radar ‘umbrella’ launches into space on mission to transform climate science
The European Space Agency (ESA) has blasted its Biomass satellite into space — and it could change everything we know about ...
Sweating Spacecraft May Be the Key To Greener Space Travel
The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University is partnering with Canopy Aerospace to test next-generation ...
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James Webb Space Telescope captures thousands of galaxies in a cosmic 'feast' (image)
Galaxies speckle the heavens like stars in a stunning new photo of the deep and distant universe.
European Space Agency launched Biomass satellite to monitor forests and climatic studies
Earth's forests, vital for climate regulation, face threats from deforestation and degradation. To address this, ESA launched ...
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World’s First Mission To "Weigh" All Of Earth's Forests From Space Launches
“Our idea was to use a very special type of radar to map the world’s forests from space. The goal was to understand how ...
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OTD In Space - April 29: European 'Spacelab' Launches On Space Shuttle Challenger
On April 29, 1985, the European Space Agency's Spacelab launched on the space shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51B. This was ...
Pakistani astronaut will become first foreign national to enter Chinese space station
A Pakistani astronaut will become the first foreign national aboard China’s Tiangong space station, as Beijing steps up space ...
New Zealand to have new regulations for space-related infrastructure by July
New Zealand will have in place by July legislation regulating operators of ground-based space infrastructure, aimed at ...
ESA’s new ‘Space Brolly’ satellite to weigh global forest carbon like never before
The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched a special satellite that can see deep inside the world's tropical rainforests.