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Solar power stations in space that beam ’emission-free electricity’ down to Earth could soon be a reality thanks to a UK government funded project. Above the Earth there are no clouds and no day or night that could obstruct the sun’s ray – making a space solar station a constant zero carbon power source. The … Read more
A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away! Our solar system was formed in less than 200,000 years – nearly half the time humans have been walking the Earth, study reveals By Dan Avery For Dailymail.com Published: 23:30 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 23:30 GMT, 13 November 2020 Our solar system … Read more
Planet between Saturn and Uranus was ‘kicked out of the Solar System’ in its infancy — pushing the ice giants into new orbits around the sun Researchers from the US ran 6,000 models of the Solar System’s evolution They identified the model that best explained the orbital patterns seen today The team concluded that Jupiter and Saturn began in … Read more
Even if you’re a climate change denier, in an investment environment where many dividends are on shaky ground and bond yields are very low, solar funds provide a very attractive source of income. The fund with the highest dividend yield among the solar sector is NextEnergy Solar Fund, which also says it is the lowest-risk … Read more
The Moon’s once powerful magnetic field helped shield Earth and its developing atmosphere from powerful solar storms 4 billion years ago, a new study claims. Researchers led by James Green, NASA’s chief scientist, created computer models simulating the protective impact the Moon once had over Earth. The combined magnetic fields of both the Moon and … Read more
Searching for submarines? Unmanned ‘spy ship’ powered by solar energy and designed to avoid detection is found off the coast of Scotland A £300,000 Wave Glider boat was found on the coast of Tiree, west Scotland Wave Gliders are used by the US and British navies but it has not been claimed The Russian Navy … Read more
Earth is the only planet we know that has sentient life – but astronomers have found two dozen exoplanets that may have better conditions for life than our home world. A team led by Washington State University identified 24 ‘superhabitable’ planets out of more than 4,500 known exoplanets that could be a good candidate for … Read more
Amazon has filled the roof of a massive two million square foot fulfilment centre in Kent with a whopping 11,500 with solar panels as part of a pledge to move to renewable energy by 2025. With an annual production of around 2,700 megawatt hours – or a capacity of 4.83 megawatts – the Amazon ‘solar … Read more
Solar storm forecasting system developed by ‘citizen-scientists’ could help prevent damage to satellites and power grids and protect astronauts from harmful radiation Members of the public helped to analyse so-called coronal mass ejections These are releases of charged particles and magnetic field from the Sun From the analysis, the team were able to devise new … Read more
The RMS Titanic may have only taken the exact fateful course that saw it holed and sunk by an iceberg on April 15, 1912 because a solar flare threw off the vessel’s compass readings, a study has proposed. According to a US-based meteorologist, the liner’s last night sailing the Atlantic was illuminated by the aurora borealis — … Read more