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April 25, 2016

Sentinel-1B launched to complete radar pair
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Apr 26, 2016
The second Sentinel-1 satellite - Sentinel-1B - was launched today to provide more 'radar vision' for Europe's environmental Copernicus programme. Sentinel-1B lifted off on a Soyuz rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 21:02 GMT (23:02 CEST), separating from the rocket's Fregat upper stage 23 min 35 sec later. Sentinel-1B joins its identical twin, Sentinel-1A, in orbit to deliver information for numerous services, from monitoring ice in polar seas to tracking land subsi ... read more

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Nepal's quake-hit ghost village begins fragile recovery Langtang in Nepal is now little more than a graveyard. The once tranquil mountain village was obliterated last April when a massive earthquake shattered a glacier, raining tonnes of ice, snow and rock down into the valley below, where hundreds of bodies still lie buried. ... more		Nepal marks one year since quake as frustration mounts Thousands of Nepalis grieved Sunday for their loved ones killed in a massive earthquake a year ago, as protesting victims still living in tents accused the government of failing them. ... more		Ecuador quake death toll jumps to 646, one week on Nearly 650 people are now known to have died in the strong earthquake that hit Ecuador one week ago, President Rafael Correa said Saturday, as the toll jumped yet higher. ... more
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Human 2 Mars Conference May 17-19 2016 - Washington DC

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Military Network Modernization 2016 - Washington DC - April 25-27

Space Tech Expo - Design - Build - Test - Pasadena CA - May 24-26, 2016

The World's Largest Commercial Drone Conference and Expo - Sept 7-9 - Las Vegas

Directed Energy And Next Generation Munitions - 20-22 June - Washington DC

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Plants force fungal partners to behave fairly

Trees' internal water pipes predict which species survive drought

A year on, millions of Nepal quake survivors wait for aid

Researchers look at how best to conserve forest giants

EU moves to lift 15-month ban on Sri Lanka fish exports

Amnesty accuses Nigeria's military over deadly Shiite clashes

A Chinese eye delivers new perspectives on Europe's migrant crisis

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Dinosaurs 'already in decline' before asteroid apocalypse

Copper gives an answer to the rise of oxygen

The P tax cometh

The Red Queen rules

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