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Super Blue Moon shining over Netherlands Wednesday

Jan 31 '18 12:20
Nature

Should the weather play along, people in the Netherlands will be able to see a Super Blue Moon on Wednesday.

The phenomenon blue moon refers to the second full moon in one month, and not actually to the moon appearing blue, according to NASA. This happens around once every three years. The moon is currently also close to it's nearest approach to the earth, which means it appears larger and brighter than normal. This is referred to as a super moon.

Moonrise in the Netherlands is at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and it will disappear below the horizon again by 9:00 a.m. 

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Astronauts in space “shake hands” with ESA team on earth

Jun 4 '15 18:40
ScienceTechnology

An astronaut on the International Space Station made history yesterday when he "shook hands" with a European Space Agency team member on the ground in Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland through joysticks installed both on the ISS and in the space center. Terry Virts, an astronaut with NASA, used a haptic-feedback joystick while in orbit to share the handshake with Dr. André Schiele, an engineer working with the European Space Agency and TU Delft in the Netherlands.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MIT sanctions Dutch astrophysicist after online harassment claim

Dec 9 '14 22:32
Science

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has indefinitely removed all Dr. Walter Lewin's online lectures, according to MIT News. The decision was made by the institute after the retired faculty member was reportedly accused of online sexual harassment.

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Dutch team starts work on massive telescope in Chile

Jun 19 '14 12:33
ScienceTechnology

The biggest telescope in the world will soon bring the mysteries of the universe a few steps closer, as project developers begin readying the top of a 3,000 meter-high mountain in Chile to form the base of the telescope, which will be large enough to capture life on other planets.

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Dutch ISS robot arm delayed by Russian team

May 5 '14 15:45
Technology

The launch of a Dutch-built robotic arm for the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed once again. This time, the delay comes from problems with a Russian unit. The European Robotic Arm (ERA) may only be launched at the end of next year, at the earliest.

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