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Trees in the city: Luxembourg sets out its scheme for municipalitiesPresented to municipalities on 28 September, the urban tree canopy scheme combines greening with the streamlining of certain procedures. The aim is to view trees as a lasting component of urban planning.
Swift: the attempt to rescue it in orbit failed to achieve its goalThe LINK mission ended without raising the observatory’s orbit. NASA has drawn technical lessons from it, while acknowledging that its main objective was not achieved.
Growing food for the Moon: three agencies start with a ground-based demonstratorNASA, the Canadian Space Agency and DLR are preparing joint work on crops in controlled environments. The announcement on 30 September concerns a preparatory step, not a greenhouse already installed on the Moon.
DAVINCI: why NASA is preparing a probe for Venus’s 465°C heatA DAVINCI capsule has withstood 465°C six times in ground tests. NASA wants to understand how Venus evolved and whether it once had liquid water.
Villages and the countryside: the Greater Region sets out a shared roadmapSigned in Libramont in July, the Rural Areas Charter links agriculture, services, digital connectivity and village vitality. Twenty areas of work have been announced; putting them into practice is the next challenge.
The Greater Region is now telling its story through interactive mapsThe GIS-GR is presenting StoryMaps to make its data more accessible. Population, mobility, culture and research can all be explored through maps and explanations.
Ten posts at ESA: the NGT programme opens a new route to LuxembourgApplications are open until 15 October. The 2026 edition adds the possibility of spending a second year at a company established in the Grand Duchy.
Petitions in Luxembourg: twenty new requests, and time to make up your mindTwenty petitions opened for signatures on 24 September, with a deadline announced for 4 November. Before supporting a text, a few pointers can help you understand what it is asking for and the real scope of the process.
Mistral and ESA: artificial intelligence enters the space workshopThe European Space Agency and Mistral want to deepen their cooperation. Behind the announcement lies a practical challenge: helping teams make use of their knowledge without losing control of the data or the decisions.
SkillsTrucks: three mobile workshops to try out a profession before choosingWood, metal, cookery, pastry-making, hairdressing and beauty: the new workshop trucks bring six professional fields closer to secondary-school pupils. An invitation to discover professions through hands-on experience, with a timetable that varies from one school to another.
At Luxembourg bus stops, a QR code tells you when to set offThe new signs provide access to upcoming departures without installing an app. A gradual rollout, useful for everyday journeys as well as impromptu connections.
James Webb: what IC 348 reveals about the birth of the smallest starsIn IC 348, James Webb has revealed brown dwarfs with masses of two Jupiters and newborn stars. Discover this infrared image, the HH 797 jets and the questions surrounding star formation.