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Especially on the Catholic side, folk customs existed alongside official doctrine and ritual, such as around unrecognized local saints. These customs often escaped the control of the clergy. Priests generally regarded popular beliefs as superstitions. They claimed the monopoly of the “true” faith. Power relations led to two kinds of “beliefs.” As the scientific worldview emerged alongside the religious view, …

This week marks an important week for Virgin Galactic. Richard Branson’s space company brought real space tourists to the far reaches of space on Thursday afternoon for the first time in its history. So these are people who pay to do this tour in space. Galactic Virgo A ticket for this flight to the edge of space costs 410,000 euros, …

A 70-meter-tall Falcon 9 rocket launched Europe’s Euclid space telescope into space in Florida on Saturday. The launch was closely monitored at the DOT in Groningen. The mission has been worked on for years, also by residents of Groningen. Loud applause rang out at two to six in the multifunctional center in downtown Groningen. Students, scientists and other interested parties …

Today, July 1, it will be launched: the Euclid space telescope. This device will take images of distant galaxies for years to come. Main objective: to map where the mysterious dark matter is. Five questions about Euclid. Anyone interested in astronomy should check it out around five o’clock this afternoon. Through a live stream from ESA …

The action group Free54 denounced Friday evening the commercialization of public space on the Sint-Katelijneplein. Since 6 p.m., a hundred activists have been sitting on the steps of the Sint-Katelijnekerk to demonstrate their discontent. “We feel like this place is becoming less and less of us.” “Our city’s squares and sidewalks have been taken over by terraces, public benches are …

Delicious and special, a delight on the tongue. Fondant makes the hearts of many people beat faster. Also physicists, because they have discovered that there is still much to learn about the exact formation of flux. Joost van EgmondJune 30, 202321:48 Although it’s hard work, it still looks pretty simple on a kitchen teepee. After all, it comes down to …

From visible light to radio waves, our galaxy, the Milky Way, can be observed in many different ways. In a new image, we see our galaxy through a completely different lens: neutrinos. The universe is full of elusive neutrinos. These uncharged subatomic elementary particles hardly interact with other matter. For this reason, they are also called “ghost particles”. The fact …

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES (AP) – Aerospace company Virgin Galactic took paying customers on a spaceflight for the first time on Thursday. On board were three Italians who searched and took the Italian flag to the highest point. The rocket, hanging under a plane, took off from Spaceport America airport in the US state of New Mexico. The missile disconnected from …

During this event, you will gain insight into various aspects of school attendance based on scientific research, you will receive tools for further development, you will learn from concrete practical examples and personal experiences, you will get an overview of OCW political developments and there will be plenty of space to gather. During these two days, you will discover contributions …

It’s unclear exactly what time the launch is today, but a live stream on the launch would start around 5pm Dutch time, according to Virgin. Airplane launch Unlike other companies, the rocket does not take off from the ground. It is suspended under an airplane. Together they take off from Spaceport America airport in the state of New Mexico. When …