A Chinese spacecraft will launch a Long March rocket from the Gobi Desert in the coming days and carry three men in an orbiting spacecraft for three months, marking the first time China has sent humans into space in nearly five years. Shenzhou-12, which means “divine vessel,” will be the third of 11 missions needed to complete the Chinese space …
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Happy summer Sunday with temperatures up to 26 degrees, “tropically hot from Wednesday” | Science & Planet
It will be sunny and warm today with highs of 20 to 26 degrees. It will also remain summery in the coming days with temperatures hovering around 30 degrees. Later in the week, the risk of rain and thunderstorms increases, but it remains warm, reports the RMI. Warmer air is flowing into our country, pushing the mercury up to summer …
Read More »I think science and religion don’t mix? Don’t tell that to Mars Rover scientist Reverend Pamela Conrad
When Pastor Pamela Conrad looks at the sky, you are really looking at the sky. At night and at odd times of the day, Conrad takes on the role of Research Scientist at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC as a member of the Tactical Operations team at Mars Rover’s sustainable missionShe is a co-researcher in two groups …
Read More »Europe will attack Venus with the EnVision mission
EnVision will be the European Space Agency’s next orbiter en route to Venus, which will provide a holistic view of the planet from the inner core to the upper atmosphere. The goal is to understand how and why Venus and Earth evolved differently. Could the story of Venus, this twin planet Earth, shed light on the future fate of Earth? …
Read More »Cycling chaos in the city center, but a large parking lot remains empty
There is a proliferation of bicycles parked in the center of Haarlem. The chaos of the bicycle is particularly noticeable on Saturday afternoon. The municipality is doing everything to create enough bicycle parking spaces, but that does not seem to help. Someone who is worried about this bicycle problem is Councilor Moussa Aynan: “Look, this parking lot is almost completely …
Read More »Here is the greatest scientific talent of 2021: “This is not a 9 to 5 job”
The greatest scientific talent of the Netherlands and Flanders is known. Evolutionary ecologist Edwin Pos was elected New science science talent 2021. The award is presented annually by New Scientist magazine. Editor-in-chief Jim Jansen underlines the commitment of the nominees. “You can actually see this award as a reward for a very long and very difficult research. It’s not a …
Read More »GroenLinks and PvdA quickly want new greenery on the Crescendo site
The Crescendo site (Photo: Key City). The GroenLinks and PvdA parties wish to quickly renew the greenery of the Crescendo site. This week it was announced that there will be no temporary emergency rooms for the International Primary School there. According to the parties, there is therefore room for adaptation of the greenery. This must then be done in anticipation …
Read More »Work on the Elsenburg sports park has started
On Thursday, work began on the new Sportpark Elsenburg in Rijswijk. Alderman Björn Lugthart kicked off in the presence of all parties concerned. The new development of the sports park offers space for the practice of four Olympic sports. Long-cherished wishThe Rijswijksche Hockey Club (RHC), the Rijswijkse Wieler Vereniging De Spartaan and the Rijswijk Cycling Cross Club have their home …
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Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, The Hague, published June 11, 2021 Are you looking for a job where communication with and about science is central? Do you want to work to build a bridge between science and society? And are you that practical centipede who can lecture and have expertise online? The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) in The …
Read More »Storks get Schoonrewoerd ring: “It’s a treasure for science”
Friday, June 11, 2021, 8:45 a.m. Written by Rose of Bijnen CLEANREWOERD – It kept falling from the sky in the early spring of this year. Result: the “broods” of storks failed en masse. But not everywhere. At Schoonrewoerd this week – as is tradition – young storks were ringed. “Is her mother number 158?” She has already been to …
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