Press releases from France
Unexpected detail in first-ever Venus south pole imagesParis - ESA's Venus Express has returned the first-ever images of the hothouse planet’s south pole from a distance of 206 452 kilometres, showing surprisingly clear structures and unexpected detail. The images were taken 12 April during the spacecraft’s initial capture orbit after successful arrival on 11 April 2006. |
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Mars Express discovers aurorae on MarsParis, France - ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has for the first time ever detected an aurora on Mars. This aurora is of a type never previously observed in the Solar System. |
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Envisat making sharpest ever global Earth mapParis, France - The most detailed portrait ever of the Earth's land surface is being created with ESA's Envisat environmental satellite. |
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Press releases from Europe
- Virus discovery helps scientists predict emerging diseases
- Leaders Announce Global Effort to Restore 150 Million Hectares of Deforested Land
- Airtricity Finalizes Largest Wind Project to Date
- New homes rise from rubbish
- Not losing sleep over the orexins
- California’s Global Warming Fuels Standard Drives Trend Overseas
- Time to ban toxic boat paint pollution
- New study gives further hope that vitamin D can fight breast cancer
- Swedish researcher launches unique search engine for the Web
- WWF and global timber company team up to promote sustainable forestry in Africa