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The pearl necklace in space has a tragic history

The pearl necklace in space has a tragic history

This Necklace Nebula looks peaceful, but looks can be deceiving. The special nebula was created ten thousand years ago by two stars that orbit closely around each other. One of the two stars swelled up and ended up swallowing the smaller star. Now you might be thinking: end of story for the little star? Well, that’s the beauty: not so! …

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GroenLinks: construction of 5000 houses at Groningen Eelde airport. “The airport will never be profitable again”

GroenLinks: construction of 5000 houses at Groningen Eelde airport.  “The airport will never be profitable again”

Investing in Groningen Eelde Airport is like beating a dead horse, GroenLinks believes. The party therefore wants to build 4,000 to 5,000 houses on the airport grounds. Stealing is bad for the environment, and keeping “Eelde” open also costs the community tons of money, notes GroenLinks. According to this party, shareholders must therefore make a radical choice. Close the airport …

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Starship, Musk’s new toy, brings mass space travel closer

Starship, Musk’s new toy, brings mass space travel closer

The launch date is still pending formalities, but all signs point to the new Starship making its test flight from its base in Texas later this month. If successful, it will be more than a boost for owner, eccentric billionaire Elon Musk. Starship is also the vehicle that the American space agency Nasa wants to use for its ambitions to …

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“We don’t want to kill all the men”

“We don’t want to kill all the men”

Although women are doing very well in science, there are still too few female teachers. And in fact, no one believes that this will change soon, as it turned out at a meeting on International Women’s Day. “Half of the students of the VU are women, half of the teachers as well, but in the upper regions the percentage of …

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Space for pre-informal care homes in the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn

Space for pre-informal care homes in the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn

Today at 8:11 a.m. Photo: Jeron Groeneveld MUNICIPALITY OF ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN – Under certain conditions, it will be possible for residents of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn to place a pre-informal care home. With such a home, residents should be able to prepare thoroughly for a (future) informal care relationship. “Setting up a regular informal care …

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The planet that would mean the end of the earth

The planet that would mean the end of the earth

About the episode There are two gaping holes in our solar system. The first discrepancy is between the size of Earth-like planets and gas giants. The largest terrestrial planet is Earth. The smallest gas giant is Neptune. If the size of the Earth was between a dime and a quarter, Neptunes would be a baseball, with a mass 17 times …

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