Running the clock back on the enigmatic pair of Martian moons Phobos and Deimos gives researchers insight to their possible origin. A recent study provides crucial clues on the possible ‘origin story’ for the two tiny moons of Mars, Deimos and Phobos. Modern astronomy provides us with a snapshot, a look at the present state […]
Issued on: 01/03/2021 – 07:22 Advertising Read more Los Angeles (AFP) The Golden Globes on Sunday experimented with a virtual format and cemented “Nomadland” as the film to beat this Hollywood awards season. Here are five key takeaways from the night: – Netflix arrives (sort of…) – When it lost the first few awards, Netflix […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has threatened to pull his Fidesz party from the European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament if the conservative bloc approves new internal rules this week. Orban issued the ultimatum on February 28 in a letter to Manfred Weber, the German politician who heads the conservative EPP bloc, the […]
Romania has delivered the first batch of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shots to Moldova, enabling one of Europe’s poorest countries to begin its vaccination campaign. Moldova has struggled in the global scramble to gain access to vaccines and welcomed donations for its 3.5 million people. In December, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis pledged Moldova 200,000 vaccine doses from […]
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Issued on: 27/02/2021 – 07:20Modified: 27/02/2021 – 07:18 Advertising Read more Lima (AFP) A first shipment of medical oxygen sent by Chile has arrived in Peru, which will help relieve a shortage for Covid-19 patients, President Francisco Sagasti said on Friday. Almost 200 people a day have died from Covid-19 in Peru in February, four […]
The Late Late Show/YouTube The Duke of Sussex has given further insights into life in California with Meghan and their son Archie, giving an interview to James Corden while travelling the streets of Los Angeles on an open-top bus. The unconventional interview setting provided plenty of fresh air and space for social distancing – and […]
It was the brightest supernova in nearly 400 years when it lit the skies of the southern hemisphere in February 1987. Supernova 1987A – the explosion of a blue supergiant star in the nearby mini-galaxy known as the Large Magellanic Cloud – amazed the astronomical community. It offered them an unprecedented opportunity to observe an […]
Issued on: 26/02/2021 – 11:34Modified: 26/02/2021 – 11:33 Advertising Read more Seoul (AFP) Eight Russian diplomats and family members — the youngest of them a three-year-old girl — have arrived home from North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley due to Pyongyang’s coronavirus restrictions. Video posted on Russia’s foreign ministry’s verified Telegram account showed the […]
Incredibly detailed images of the intricate insides of a gecko were created using high-energy X-rays emitted by a synchrotron particle accelerator Life 24 February 2021 By Gege Li Image Gary Ruben, Florian Schaff, Marcus Kitchen, Steve Morton. School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia INTRICATELY preserved with its internal make-up laid bare, this […]