http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (Phys.org) —Earth watcher Proba-V is in good health following its launch last week. The Vegetation imager has been switched on and the first image has been captured over western France. http://phys.org/news288261383.html Space & Earth Mon, 20 May 2013 09:36:39 EST news288261383 Europe's lightweight rocket, Vega, was launched from Kourou space base in French Guiana late Monday for the first mission, webcast live, since its maiden flight in February last year. http://phys.org/news287121320.html Space & Earth Tue, 07 May 2013 05:20:01 EST news287121320 The launch Saturday of Europe's lightweight rocket, Vega, from Kourou in French Guiana was put off until an unspecified date because of poor weather conditions at the space base, the European Space Agency said. http://phys.org/news286860367.html Space & Earth Sat, 04 May 2013 04:40:02 EST news286860367 Scientists have discovered a new species of caecilian - a worm-like amphibian - whose young peel off and eat their mother's skin. http://phys.org/news283423392.html Biology Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:43:20 EST news283423392 (Phys.org)—The first Ariane 5 heavy-lift mission of the year has delivered the Azerspace/Africasat-1a and Amazonas-3 telecom satellites into their planned transfer orbits. http://phys.org/news279531225.html Space & Earth Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:34:01 EST news279531225 A European rocket has launched a major satellite designed to expand telecommunications for the British military from the Kourou space base in French Guiana, flight operators said. http://phys.org/news275197639.html Space & Earth Thu, 20 Dec 2012 03:47:29 EST news275197639 (AP)—A Russian-made rocket has put an observation satellite into orbit after blasting off from a European space consortium's launchpad in French Guiana. http://phys.org/news273638622.html Space & Earth Sun, 02 Dec 2012 02:43:51 EST news273638622 (AP)—A rocket carrying European and Brazilian telecommunication satellites has been launched from French Guiana. http://phys.org/news271797680.html Space & Earth Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:21:32 EST news271797680 A Soyuz rocket launched two Galileo satellites into orbit on Friday, marking a crucial step for Europe's planned navigation system, operator Arianespace announced. http://phys.org/news269322969.html Space & Earth Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:56:16 EST news269322969 (AP)—A second pair of satellites that will help supply Europe with its own navigation system were launched Friday from French Guiana. http://phys.org/news269279480.html Space & Earth Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:51:28 EST news269279480 The launch of two Galileo satellites, marking a crucial step in Europe's planned navigation system, has been cleared for Friday, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news269016939.html Space & Earth Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:55:48 EST news269016939 The European Space Agency says its cargo craft has successfully undocked from the International Space Station after a failed separation caused by communication problems earlier in the week. http://phys.org/news268145552.html Space & Earth Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:52:38 EST news268145552 Arianespace has launched two satellites from the South American country of French Guiana that will provide telecommunication services to the Eastern Hemisphere. http://phys.org/news268114247.html Space & Earth Sat, 29 Sep 2012 05:11:24 EST news268114247 As devastating drought spreads across much of the globe, British-born pilot Gerard Moss flies above the Amazon rainforest to show how its "flying rivers"—humid air currents—bring rain to Brazil and South America. http://phys.org/news267189823.html Space & Earth Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:40:02 EST news267189823 (Phys.org)—The payload module of ESA's billion-star surveyor Gaia is integrated and ready for the next stage of rigorous testing it must undergo before launch next year. Once in space, Gaia will make precise measurements of the positions and motions of a billion stars. The information will be used to create a 3D map of stars in our home Galaxy, the Milky Way, revealing information about its composition, formation and evolution. http://phys.org/news267179672.html Space & Earth Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:34:40 EST news267179672 An Ariane 5 rocket carrying two telecommunication satellites launched from the Kourou space centre in French Guiana on Thursday, an Internet broadcast by European operator Arianespace showed. http://phys.org/news263187993.html Space & Earth Fri, 03 Aug 2012 05:00:01 EST news263187993 An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched two Asian telecoms satellites into orbit from the Kourou space centre in French Guiana, European operator Arianespace announced. http://phys.org/news256361120.html Space & Earth Wed, 16 May 2012 04:25:30 EST news256361120 In the face of mass deforestation of the Amazon, we could learn from its earliest inhabitants who managed their farmland sustainably. Research from an international team of archaeologists and paleoecologists, published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows for the first time that indigenous people, living in the savannas around the Amazonian forest, farmed without using fire. http://phys.org/news253186585.html Space & Earth Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:01:18 EST news253186585 An unmanned European craft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday 2233 GMT, laden with tonnes of fuel, water, oxygen and other supplies, France's CNES space agency said. http://phys.org/news252214176.html Space & Earth Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:29:44 EST news252214176 An automated craft laden with supplies for the International Space Station (ISS) headed into space on Friday in the heaviest launch ever undertaken by Europe. http://phys.org/news251694940.html Space & Earth Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:20:03 EST news251694940 Small-scale gold mining in French Guiana is having long-term effects on diatoms, small single-celled algae, by eliminating the species that are most vulnerable to water turbidity. The findings come from research carried out by scientists from the Evolution and Biological Diversity Laboratory at current or former gold-mining sites located in the Nouragues Nature Reserve. The work, published in the journal Ecological Indicators dated March 2012, aims to help create new biological indices that could be used to assess the state of rivers in the Amazon basin. http://phys.org/news249725304.html Space & Earth Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:10:03 EST news249725304 The EU on Thursday signed contracts with German and French engineering firms to build and launch another eight satellites for its Galileo geopositioning system. http://phys.org/news247411929.html Space & Earth Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:32:18 EST news247411929 Europe's new Vega rocket, which can place a 1.5-ton satellite into low-Earth orbit, is expected to see its first launch early next year, Arianespace chief Jean-Yves Le Gall said Thursday. http://phys.org/news242572078.html Space & Earth Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:08:59 EST news242572078 A Russian cargo ship was launched successfully to the International Space Station on Sunday, clearing the way for the next manned mission and easing concerns about the station's future after a previous failed launch. http://phys.org/news239193776.html Space & Earth Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:43:08 EST news239193776 The launch of the first two satellites for the European Union's Galileo navigation system was postponed until Friday - adding at least one more day to years of waiting for a program promoted as the main rival to GPS to get off the ground. http://phys.org/news238338655.html Space & Earth Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:11:41 EST news238338655 Launch directors on Thursday were running through the last checks for the maiden liftoff of Soyuz, the legendary Soviet-Russian rocket, from Europe's base in French Guiana. http://phys.org/news238299261.html Space & Earth Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:14:30 EST news238299261 An Ariane rocket launched two communications satellites into orbit Wednesday, after strike action at the Kourou space centre in French Guiana delayed take-off by a day. http://phys.org/news235885280.html Space & Earth Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:20:01 EST news235885280 An Ariane-5 rocket launch that was postponed because of a strike at the Kourou space centre in French Guiana is to go ahead on Wednesday after the dispute was resolved, officials said. http://phys.org/news235829435.html Space & Earth Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:10:46 EST news235829435 A strike at the Kourou space centre in French Guiana on Tuesday forced authorities to postpone an Ariane-5 rocket launch, the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) said. http://phys.org/news235741058.html Space & Earth Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:38:03 EST news235741058 The European Union announced Monday it will launch the first two satellites in its long-delayed and hugely over-budget Galileo navigation system from French Guiana on October 20. http://phys.org/news225363754.html Space & Earth Mon, 23 May 2011 10:03:10 EST news225363754