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These Turks are going to space – Turkish Media

These Turks are going to space – Turkish Media

Posted by Turkish mediaApril 29, 2023 Turkey in Alper Gezeravcı and Tuva Cihangir Atasever were selected as the country’s first space travelers to be sent into space in the last quarter of this year. The selection took place among thousands of interested people. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced it on Saturday at the country’s most important technology event, Teknofest. Gezeravcı …

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If being a bully is so rewarding, why isn’t everyone?

If being a bully is so rewarding, why isn’t everyone?

Fighting your way through friends, bullying colleagues or even getting angry, science once again confirms that annoying behavior is rewarded. And not just in humans, but also in chimpanzees. According to a study, male chimps who bully others, are greedy and quick to anger move up the social chimp ladder and are more successful in producing cheeky little monkeys than …

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Superflare of a nearby star seen in detail

Superflare of a nearby star seen in detail

Impression of an eruption at V1355 Orionis. His partner in the background. 1 credit A team of Japanese astronomers has successfully observed a superflare of a star near the sun through observations made with a combination of telescopes both on Earth and in space. The sun can have outbursts in the form of solar flares, prominences, or coronal mass ejaculations …

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CNV wants inflation relief for all employees

CNV wants inflation relief for all employees

Prices are soaring right now; calculated on the whole of 2022 by almost 10%. Purchasing power will therefore fall by nearly 7% on average. The CNV wants to deal with this loss. It is unacceptable that people who have a job, benefits or a pension are simply losers. We call on employers and government to take responsibility and restore purchasing …

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Unexplained warming of the oceans, coupled with El Niño, worries scientists

Unexplained warming of the oceans, coupled with El Niño, worries scientists

Global sea surface temperatures hit a record high this month. A month earlier, sea surface temperatures off the east coast of North America were 13.8 degrees Celsius above the 1981-2011 average. Never before have the oceans warmed up so quickly and so much. How this happens is not entirely clear. But scientists fear the consequences. More extreme weather conditions “Why …

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Aston Martin unhappy with technical regulations: “Not enough room for innovation”

Aston Martin unhappy with technical regulations: “Not enough room for innovation”

Dan Fallows expresses his dissatisfaction with the current technical regulations in Formula 1. Aston Martin’s technical director believes there is not enough room for innovation and explains why all cars are so similar. In any case, Aston Martin has started the 2023 season well. Fernando Alonso, along with Max Verstappen, is the only driver to have finished on the podium …

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Downgrading Badger Sets | ProRail

Downgrading Badger Sets |  ProRail

Posted on April 26, 2023 Badger setts have been found under the railway tracks near Geffen and Berghem. This gives a chance of sagging and this can lead to dangerous situations. To ensure the safety of rail traffic, trains have been running more slowly here for some time now and we are monitoring these places closely. Since a …

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Reform of the highway code: more room for the “active road…

Reform of the highway code: more room for the “active road…

THE Traffic Laws has been around for decades, but has evolved little during that time. However, the way we move has changed. Based on this finding, the federal government Minister of Mobility, Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo), indicated that he was working on a reform of the highway code. In future, it should take greater accountactive road users‘, For example cyclists. With …

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Jeanne van Loon Development Power Program Manager at OCW | Information

Jeanne van Loon Development Power Program Manager at OCW |  Information

The Development Power program is financed by the National Growth Fund. Over the next 10 years, a broad coalition of education and science parties will use funds from the fund to make large-scale investments in learning capacity and education knowledge infrastructure. Since October 2022, Jeanne van Loon has been quartermaster of the Development Power Program Office at the Ministry of …

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First commercial moon landing likely to fail | Technology and science

First commercial moon landing likely to fail |  Technology and science

25 apr 2023 om 19:43Update: 8 uur geleden The first commercial moon landing appears to have failed. An unmanned Japanese lander was scheduled to surface Tuesday evening, but no longer sent a signal to Earth. Flight control investigates the situation, but assumes the lander has been lost. So far, it is unclear exactly what happened. A flight to the moon …

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