Former US astronaut Michael Collins died of cancer Wednesday at the age of 90, his family reports. Collins was a member of the crew of the historic Apollo 11 flight, which made the first manned moon landing. Commander Neil Armstrong and fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, after leaving Cape Canaveral, Florida. Collins …

Wednesday April 28, 2021, 7:30 p.m. UTRECHT – What should the municipality of Utrecht do with the vacant building of the old library and Broese on the Oudegracht? Well, don’t sell it, but turn the monument into a building filled with shops, businesses and social institutions. This is what the municipality wants, according to the plans presented today. The prominent …

The German Farmers’ Union calls for changes to the European law on genetic engineering. This takes place in the perspective of the publication by the European Commission of a study on new breeding techniques such as Crispr-Cas. The general secretary of the German farmers’ association DBV, Bernhard Krüsken, is very concerned about the current discussion on breeding techniques. “Our farmers …

French astronaut Thomas Pescet just shared a photo of the Normandy coast in the sun on Tuesday, taken from the International Space Station. Three days after arriving at the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Alpha mission, French astronaut Thomas Pescet shared the first snapshot from space. The Normans never failed to immortalize their homeland. “The way to …

Scientists have discovered titanium in the remains of the Cassiopeia A supernova, some 11,000 light years or 104,060 billion km away. This discovery could help explain why some large stars explode. So says a new study. Cassiopeia A is a large expanding sphere of hot gas. It is the most recent remnant of an exploded star, to our knowledge. The …

There are hundreds of millions of poker players around the globe, but only a very small percentage of them are playing the game the right way – seriously. Too many players fall into the trap of treating poker as a game of chance or luck in which they have little to no say on their fortunes. This is the misconception …

On Tuesday, Albert Heijn on Goeverneurplein in The Hague will fly the flag for two festivities: King’s Day and the reopening of the store. Sreephen Selvarajah and Haydar Kaynak, both working for over twenty years in this supermarket in Laakkwartier, cut the orange ribbon together. Albert Heijn Goeverneurplein now has the latest Albert Heijn concept. You will find many other …

NIJKERK The CDA faction in Nijkerk wants gifts of up to 1,200 euros to be given by family and friends to welfare recipients. Without this resulting in a fine or reduction in social assistance benefits. By Wijnand Kooijmans This emerges from the questions of Pam van de Weijer-Feuerstein. The reason is that the CDA is concerned about the increase in …

It was about an eight hour trip from the Hardinxveld-Giessendam shipyard, but there it is. The first fully electric vessel of the GVB (Municipal Transport Company) enters the capital’s ferry port at around three o’clock. The brand new ferry will be operational in the fourth quarter. Velsen gets the scoop. The “NZK Pont 100” is deployed between Velsen-South and Velsen-North. …

The fifteen French who survive in a humid cave in the Pyrenees.AP Image They came to wear special sunglasses to get used to the daylight: seven men and seven women, led by expedition leader Christian Clot. A little groggy and pale, but very healthy. The mission Deep time sounds like the format of a television series: surviving forty days in …