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A total solar eclipse has crossed parts of Spain, Iceland and Greenland while the UK and Ireland have seen a deep partial eclipse — the most extensive visible from the UK since 1999. Scientists have used airborne and balloon experiments to study the Sun's corona and the event has drawn large crowds despite patchy clouds and local viewing limits.
The European Commission has launched Scaleup Europe, a public-private growth fund managed by EQT to back EU-based scaleups. ICEYE, a Finnish satellite intelligence company valued above $11 billion, leads the first investment round, with a target of €5 billion to back EU and partner-country firms in deep tech and related sectors.