[ad_1] A UK-led space mining experiment, which has the potential to provide resources for future missions to the Moon and Mars, is expected to take off on Saturday for its journey to the International Space Station (ISS). Experiments on the (ISS) have shown that the biomining process will work in …
Read More »Neanderthal thumbs are best suited for holding tools with handles, study finds
[ad_1] Neanderthal thumbs were better suited to holding tools in the same way humans hold a hammer, new research suggests. The results suggest that Neanderthals may have found precision grips more challenging than power take-offs. Precision grips involve holding an object between the fingertip and thumb, and power compression grips …
Read More »The ExoMars rover parachute test takes the red planet mission one step further
[ad_1] The ExoMars rover is one step closer to landing on the red planet after successful parachute tests that will take it down to the Martian surface. The two parachutes that will safely deliver the UK’s first Mars rover to our neighbor planet have completed a first full-scale high-altitude drop …
Read More »Pope says the deniers would never have spoken out against George Floyd’s death
[ad_1] JN / Agencies Yesterday at 19:44 Pope Francis, in a book published this Monday, criticized opponents for the use of masks or other restrictions imposed to contain the covid-19 pandemic, noting that they would never speak out against the death of African American George Floyd. “Some groups protested, refusing …
Read More »The prelate who wanted to become Pope but was fired – International
[ad_1] Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, a native of the island of Sardinia, has ambitions aimed at the Holy See, but the head of the Roman Catholic Church now in office, Pope Francis, has fired him for alleged illegal business reported by the weekly L’Espresso, writes Frankfurter. Allgemeine Zeitung, taken over …
Read More »Other minimums to discover: the academician of Queen
[ad_1] Many more minimaons will be discovered in the next decade, said a team of academics led by Queen’s University in Belfast. It comes after details of the finding of the second minimaon, a floating silicate boulder called 2020 CD3, were published in the Astronomical Journal. Minima are small asteroids …
Read More »“I like” the Pope in a photo of a model in lingerie sorry the Vatican
[ad_1] Brazilian model Natalia Garibotto reacted with irony to a “taste” of Pope Francis on the official Instagram account in which the young woman unveils photos in smaller and more provocative dresses. But the Vatican didn’t like this “like” at all and asked that social network for an explanation. “At …
Read More »How space rookie and NASA astronaut Victor Glover entered the history books
[ad_1] First space pilot Victor Glover took a spin in the history books after becoming the first black crew member to set up a camp on the International Space Station (ISS) for long-term stays. The 44-year-old NASA astronaut began a six-month period in the space laboratory orbiting 250 miles above …
Read More »A hidden “fossil galaxy” discovered deep in the Milky Way
[ad_1] Astronomers have discovered a “fossil galaxy” hidden deep in the Milky Way. Dubbed Heracles, the dead galaxy remained from the early universe and is thought to have collided with the Milky Way about 10 billion years ago. Researchers say the remains of Heracles account for about one third of …
Read More »The Vatican investigates the “likes” of Pope’s story to the Brazilian model on Instagram
[ad_1] The official account of Pope Francis on Instagram “likes” a photo of a Brazilian model in lingerie, then removed. The Vatican is now investigating the case. Natalia Garibotto, 27, has 2.4 million followers on her Instagram account, where she displays sensual photographs. In recent days, he received an unexpected …
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