The Nature Briefing newsletter is an essential round-up of science news, opinion and analysis, free in your inbox every weekday."When we write Nature Briefing, we track down the best science journalism — from breaking news you need to know, to fresh perspectives you may have missed. Let us get you up to speed on the wider world of science in the time it takes to drink a coffee."---Flora Graham, editor of Nature BriefingAeolus will be the first wind-mapping mission to cover the entire globe. (ESA/P.Carril)World’s first wind-mapping satellite A €480-million (US$550-million) mission nearly 2 decades in the planning will use ultraviolet lasers to track wind speed and direction in the lowermost 30 kilometres of Earth’s atmosphere. Due to launch next week, data from the European Space Agency’s long-awaited Aeolus mission will address one of the biggest gaps in the global
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