Is buying vinyl bad for the planet – and what can be done about it?

Instead of making boards from regular PVC pellets, in recent years it has become possible to use renewable sources such as cooking oil or wood pulp. According to artists like Enter Shikari, this is the way forward. By means of Katie Spencer, arts and entertainment correspondent @SkyKatieSpencer Sunday May 19, 2024 03:38, UK Taylor Swift’s … Read more

Giant eccentric planet has the density of fluffy cotton candy, study shows | CNN

K. Ivanov An extremely low-density planet called WASP-193b is larger than Jupiter, but weighs only a fraction of its mass. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — What’s big, with a fluffy, cotton candy-like composition? It turns out to be … Read more

Giant eccentric planet has the density of fluffy cotton candy, study shows | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — What’s big, with a fluffy, cotton candy-like composition? It turns out to be a planet. An international coalition of astronomers recently discovered an unusual planet called WASP-193b, which is about 50% larger than … Read more

Europe is unsure whether its ambitious Mercury probe can reach the planet

An artist’s rendering of the BepiColombo mission, a joint ESA/JAXA project, which will take two spacecraft to the harsh environment of Mercury. ESA This week, the European Space Agency posted a somewhat ominous note about its BepiColombo spacecraft, which consists of two orbiters headed to Mercury. The online press release mentioned a “glitch” with the … Read more