Airline passengers headed to Uruguay had a scary incident with dozens injured when a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by Air Europa hit severe turbulence on a flight en route to Montevideo from Madrid, Spain on Monday. And in the ensuing chaos, one passenger reportedly became lodged above an overhead bin. Flight UX045 was forced to make an emergency landing at Natal […]
Low-temperature hydrothermal vents could survive on the dark ocean floors of moons like Jupiter’s Europa for potentially billions of years, new computer simulations have shown, as astrobiologists strive to figure out whether these alien oceans could be habitable. Hydrothermal vents are both a source of chemical energy and heat, and are one of the possible […]
In October this year, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch one of the most sophisticated spacecraft ever assembled. Its destination? Europa, Jupiter’s fourth largest moon. The Europa Clipper mission, which aims to reach Europa by 2030, is stacked with a number of instruments that can help scientists understand the moon’s complex geology […]
Recent photographs taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft have revealed that Jupiter’s fourth largest moon, Europa, has been hiding a rather large secret underneath its icy crust. Europa is actually closer to a planet than a moon. It has a magnetic field, a fragile oxygen atmosphere, and a liquid iron core. It has an icy crust […]
Olympiakos beat Fiorentina 1-0 after extra time in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday to win the club’s first major European trophy, thanks to a late winner from Ayoub El Kaabi. In a match that was high on intensity and physicality but low on quality in front of goal, neither side could find the […]
What it is: Europa, Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon. Where it is: About 417,000 miles (671,000 kilometers) from Jupiter and 500 million miles (805 million km) from the sun. When it was shared: May 19, 2024. Why it’s so special: Slightly smaller than Earth’s moon, Europa is more like a planet. It has a magnetic field, a […]
Ademola Lookman’s stunning hat-trick fired Atalanta to their first silverware since 1963 as Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten season came to an end in the Europa League final. Lookman, the London-born Nigeria striker who began his career at Charlton, produced two excellent first-half finishes and added a brilliant third 15 minutes from time as Atalanta romped to […]
Xabi Alonso expects his relentless Bayer Leverkusen team’s high standards to win the Europa League final as the hunger for success has propelled them to the brink of a remarkable invincible season. The former Spain international, who has overseen 51 matches without defeat, is two wins away from an incredible undefeated treble-winning campaign. Having already […]
Dublin Airport is set to welcome up to 30,000 football fans ahead of the Europa League final in Dublin on Wednesday evening. Around 20,000 fans of the two finalists – Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen – are set to fly into Dublin Airport over the coming 48 hours, with a further 10,000 attendees also expected to […]
Homeless asylum seekers sleeping in tents along Dublin’s Grand Canal were not moved because of a high-profile football match, the Transport Minister has said. The Europa League final between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen is to be held in the Aviva Stadium on Wednesday evening. Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said around 89 male asylum seekers […]
Dublin is gearing up for the UEFA Europa League final on Wednesday night as Atalanta & Bayer Leverkusen face off for European silverware. It is the second time Dublin has hosted the Europa League final after 2011, when Porto beat Braga 1-0 after a goal from Radamel Falcoao. In preparation for the final, Dublin City […]
When NASA’s Juno spacecraft performed its closest approach to Jupiter‘s moon Europa in September 2022, it captured evidence not only for pockets of briny water connected to the world’s deep subsurface ocean, but also for potential scars formed by towering plumes of water vapor — and it caught that evidence on camera The majority of […]