SpaceX sent one of its Falcon rockets into orbit every six days on average last year. The total of 61 successful launches equals a record set in 1980 for Soviet R-7 missiles. Most SpaceX launches carried a commercial payload, including Starlink’s own network of communications satellites. There are now over 3,300 operational Starlinks, by far the largest constellation of satellites …

The largest bike shelter 🚲🚲🚲 in our city will open its doors at the end of January. To build the parking lot, water had to be pumped from the Open Havenfront. Watch 4️⃣ years of work in 6️⃣0️⃣ seconds. pic.twitter.com/J1GJM6PYmZ — Municipality of Amsterdam (@AmsterdamNL) January 13, 2023 Many new Amsterdammers will only know Stationsplein as a construction site, partly …

Satellites will be able to go into space from the European continent next year. On Friday, a so-called satellite port was opened at the Esrange space base in northern Sweden. The satellite port “provides an autonomous European gateway to space”, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. This should make European space travel less dependent on Russia, among others. …

Thu Jan 12, 8:06 PM General Traditionally, at the beginning of the new year, the municipality of Katwijk draws up an inventory of the damage caused to materials in the public space by the fireworks. In number, the damage has decreased considerably this year. In euros, the amount remained the same as last year. Far fewer bins, traffic signs and …

The classic is on the schedule on Sunday, albeit a classic between two teams that have had a tough time lately. Although Club Brugge has gradually put away the hope of a fourth consecutive title, the gap with leader Genk seems insurmountable with 15 points. Anderlecht can’t get off the streets either and has to deal with rebellious supporters. They …

Astronomers of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) have presented a unique map that could answer decades-old questions about star formation and the influence of magnetic fields in the cosmos. The map shows the magnetic field structure of the Local call – a huge cavity a thousand light years wide in the space around our sun. Our …

About the episode Bonobos, along with chimpanzees, are closest to us humans. We are quite similar, also in terms of social behavior. Yet there are also a number of notable differences, according to new research. In experiments, researcher Evy Van Berlo found that bonobos and humans are more interested in photos of conspecifics showing emotions than in neutral photos. But …

PA Siebe Sietsma editorial research Youri Vugts news editor Siebe Sietsma editorial research Youri Vugts news editor Errors have accumulated on errors in the funding of professor by special appointment Hein Vermeulen at the University of Amsterdam. Due to a hidden construction, the professor’s real moneylender remained out of sight for years. This is clear from research commissioned by the …

Last year, Voka West-Vlaanderen launched a double appeal at this time of year: to put an end to the plans to transform the Westhoek into a “landscape park” and to urgently speed up the Ypres-Veurne complex project, which should improve access to the region in terms of mobility. To Voka’s great satisfaction, the “Landschapspark Westhoek” application was not accepted. “This …

When it comes to the Earth’s atmosphere and the environment, it’s been raining bad news lately. But today there are other sounds. After all, things are going in the right direction with our pretty damaged ozone layer! What do scientists write, collected in the Scientific Assessment Panel for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in a …