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Toward the next generation of air quality monitoring

Toward the next generation of air quality monitoring

[ad_1] Air pollution is the largest environmental health risk in Europe and significantly impacts the health of the European population, particularly in urban areas.Following on from the Sentinel-5P satellite – the first Copernicus mission dedicated to monitoring our...

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ESA kicks off two new navigation missions

ESA kicks off two new navigation missions

[ad_1] Applications 18/03/2024 3183 views 13 likes ESA has signed contracts with several European companies for an overall amount of € 233 million to develop Genesis and a LEO-PNT demonstrator, two new missions within the FutureNAV programme that will keep Europe at...

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Citizen Scientists Find Fifteen “Active Asteroids”

Citizen Scientists Find Fifteen “Active Asteroids”

[ad_1] Nature often defies our simple explanations. Take comets and asteroids, for example. Comets are icy and have tails; asteroids are rocky and don’t have tails. But it might not be quite so simple, according to new research. That nice, clean definition took a hit...

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Operations begin to de-ice Euclid’s vision

Operations begin to de-ice Euclid’s vision

[ad_1] Science & Exploration 19/03/2024 6024 views 16 likes A few layers of water ice – the width of a strand of DNA – are starting to impact Euclid’s vision; a common issue for spacecraft in the freezing cold of space, but a potential problem for this highly...

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