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• Read ESA's Strategy 2040

  | Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0100
  

  ESA's Strategy 2040

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• First MetOp-SG and Sentinel-5 launched

  | Wed, 13 Aug 2025 04:50:00 +0200
  

  Ushering in a new era of weather and climate monitoring from polar orbit, the first in a new series of satellites, MetOp Second Generation, has been lofted into orbit aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. As part of this new satellite’s sophisticated instrument package is the new Copernicus Sentinel-5 instrument, which is designed to deliver critical data on air pollutants, ozone and climate-related gases.

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• How realistic is the xenomorph in 'Alien: Earth'? We asked a zoologist how its biology and lifecycle compare to real animals

  | Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0000
  

  To celebrate Alien: Earth landing on Hulu, we asked a zoologist if any of the Xenomorph's infamous characteristics occur in the natural world
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• Virgin Galactic's new Delta class space plane could fly as soon as fall 2026

  | Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000
  

  The company is also looking at using its mothership aircraft that releases spacecraft at high altitude as a carrier platform for other customers.
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• 1 year until the total solar eclipse 2026: Here's what you need to know

  | Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0000
  

  With just one year until the total solar eclipse of 2026, we take a look at everything you need to know for the ultimate eclipse adventure.
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• We tracked illegal fishing in marine protected areas – satellites and AI show most bans are respected, and could help enforce future ones

  | Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:00:00 +0000
  

  Marine protected areas cover more than 8% of the world's oceans today, but they can get a bad rap as being protected on paper only.
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