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Perez Iglesias: "More than a million people are going to move around where the eclipse is going to be seen, and that needs to be foreseen."
The Counsellor for Science, Universities and Innovation, Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias, has been to the Boulevard de Radio Euskadi to talk, among other things, about the solar eclipse that will be seen in the Basque Country on August 12. The Councillor has recommended that people go on foot or by public transport to see the eclipse.
A team of astronomers conclude that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is "much older than the Sun"
They have come to this conclusion by measuring specific chemical traces, and they also believe that it probably originated outside the solar system. Interstellar comets are frozen objects that originate outside the solar system and occasionally enter the solar system.
They found the first Baskonist number in Irulegi, "Abar", which could be the precedent of the current number "ten"
The discovery has been made by the Aranzadi Science Society in the Vascones camp in Irulegi (Aranguren Valley, Navarre). The inscription "Abar" has been found in a storage tank in the same house where the Hand of Irulegi appeared and is believed to refer to number ten.
The shadow of the moon will be engraved on the surface of the Earth on the day of the solar eclipse
On August 12, the day we will be able to enjoy a complete solar eclipse, several balloon probes will be launched from the stratosphere to obtain images of the eclipse.
Craig Venter, the pioneer of genomics and a key figure in the human genome, died at the age of 79
Why is it important for scientists to study eclipses?
After the 12th of August, the next one will be in 2180. So that moment is very important for scientists. With the images taken, they do a lot of research over the years. An example of this, in 1860, an astronomer from the United Kingdom came to the Basque Country to photograph an eclipse that took place then.
The Kutxa Foundation will back down and keep the Eureka science museum open!
The organization has reported that the decision is the result of a "listening process" of carried out in recent weeks. "The Kutxa Foundation has received numerous expressions of support and affection for Eureka that confirm the value of the museum for the citizens of Gipuzkoa."
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Mission Artemis II begins its journey back to Earth after observing the hidden face of the moon
As planned, four of the mission's astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — have lost communication with the Earth for 40 minutes. Then they have observed the hidden side of the satellite and been able to collect photographs and data from unseen sites.
Mission Artemis II: "We have reached the place where man has been farther from Earth"
The four astronauts entered lunar orbit today and will begin to observe the hidden side of the satellite.
Using pipe covers as a raw material, UPV researchers get rechargeable batteries
According to the university, the study has found that batteries made from biomass materials not only store enough energy, but also support 1,000 loading and unloading cycles. The finding offers more ecological alternatives to traditional batteries that are "more expensive and polluting."
Satlantis sent its fifth Earth observation satellite into space
The launch took place from the Vandenberg Space Center in California, USA, at 13:07 GMT in the Basque Country.
The Government will disseminate through a new website all the information about the solar eclipse on August 12
All the information generated about the eclipse will be made available to the public through the official website eclipsea.euskadi.eus. During the presentation, Virginia Garcia, a member of Aranzadi, has stressed that to see the eclipse, homologated glasses must be used and appropriate places chosen.
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Ikerbasque will attract 30 researchers and raise more than 49 million euros. It had research funds in 2025
By the end of the year, there were 417 professionals from 35 countries, and 1,685 people worked in teams led by the foundation's staff.
NASA will launch the Artemis II mission on April 1, the first manned trip to the moon in 50 years
The US space agency's Artemis II mission was scheduled to depart in March, but was delayed.
A bacterium frozen 5,000 years ago can withstand ten antibiotics and be useful in producing medicines
The strain has been isolated in an ice cave in Romania and poses a double scenario: it can aggravate microbial resistance if released, but it can also open the door to biotechnological innovations.
Mushroom boats can be a reality in the future
They've been researching mycelium at the Basque Biodesing Center in Güeñes for years. Anddos material, waterproof and biodegradable, which in the future could replace plastic or cardboard for packaging.
Bio High School researchers are asking to be equated with Osakidetza
The staff of the health research centres in the Basque Autonomous Community (BioBizkaia, BioGipuzkoa and BioAraba) have appealed to the courts for equality with the researchers in Osakidetza, some 600 workers who have reported wage differences of more than EUR 10 000 per year.
The director of the new quantum laboratory at the Donostia International Physics Center has been appointed 'annual scientist' in Austria
Francesca Ferlaino, named 'Scientist of the Year 2025' by the Austrian Association of Scientific and Educational Journalists, has praised her 'research work and passion for communication'.
Ocean temperature broke every record in 2025
Ocean warming is not uniform, and the hottest areas are tropical and South Atlantic, North Pacific and Southern Ocean, according to a study by 31 organizations and more than 50 scientists around the world.
