![]() But the gas giant is causing scientists to question what they know about how planets form. Researchers don’t understand how such a large planet came to exist around the minuscule star, hence its forbidden existence. The unusual world was discovered orbiting a small, cool star with just a fraction of our sun’s light, size and warmth. The exoplanet, called TOI 5205b, is about the size of Jupiter, Earth’s largest planetary neighbor. Katherine Cain/Carnegie Institution for ScienceĪstronomers have spotted a “forbidden” planet beyond our solar system. Scientists think the fungus could end up as shock absorbers in sporting equipment and other consumer goods.įor ideas on how to minimize your role in the climate crisis, sign up for CNN’s Life, But Greener limited newsletter series.Īn artist's illustration depicts a large planet in the foreground orbiting a small red dwarf star. Part of the fungus has a strength similar to plywood or leather, but it weighs less than either one. The hardy organism, nicknamed “tinder fungus,” might one day replace some plastics. Visitors can see items on display at Rokin station, where many of the artifacts revealing Amsterdam’s past were found.Ī bell-shaped fungus that humans have used as a fire starter for centuries could now prove useful in the fight against the climate crisis. The arduous 15-year operation resulted in a subterranean train system - and an underground museum filled with 10,000 artifacts uncovered during the process.Īrchaeologists sorted through the mud displaced during the project and found myriad objects, including 115,000-year-old shells, medieval relics and even vintage cell phones. When engineers tunneled beneath Amsterdam’s centuries-old architecture to build the North-South metro line, it was like stepping back in time. Monuments and Archaeology/City of Amsterdam ![]() However, the opening is subject to change.Thousands of artifacts were recovered during train tunnel construction in Amsterdam. The planned permanent home for the collection is the Alamo Visitor Center and Museum, which is expected to open in 2026. (AP Photo/The San Antonio Express-News, Bob Owen) RUMBO DE SAN ANTONIO OUT NO SALES BOB OWEN, MBO / Associated Press It includes a fringed leather pouch and a gun used by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie's legendary knife. Collins donated what's considered the world's largest private collection of Alamo artifacts. Collins has handed over his vast collection of artifacts related to the Battle of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution to the state of Texas. ![]() Phil Collins holds a Bowie knife that belonged to Jesse Robinson who fought under Jim Bowie at the Battle of Concepcion and the Siege of Bexar on Tuesday, Oct. The collection includes more than 400 Alamo artifacts, weapons, relics, and original documents, as well as a rifle and leather pouch owned by Davy Crockett, and an original Jim Bowie knife, according to the Express-News. ![]() A news release issued by the Alamo says that "when other children were out playing cops and robbers or other childhood games, Collins says that he was re-enacting the Battle of the Alamo."Ĭrockett's Bullet Pouch from around 1836 is displayed during a news conference on Tuesday, Oct. Almost 10 years after it was first donated, and Collins was made an honorary Texan, the largest known private collection of Alamo and Texas Revolution artifacts can be viewed starting on Friday, March 3, at the Alamo Collections Center located behind the Alamo Church.Ĭollins fell in love with the story of the Alamo when he was 5-years-old after watching Disney's Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, which released in 1955. The priceless collection of Alamo artifacts from British rock star Phil Collins is about to be on public display. (AP Photo/The San Antonio Express-News, Julysa Sosa) Julysa Sosa/Associated Press ![]() Facebook Twitter Email Singer Phil Collins’ donation of his personal Texas Revolution-era artifacts collection to the Alamo will inspire Texans and foster a deeper understanding of times in which Texas freedom was won. ![]()
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