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Osiris-Rex’s sample from asteroid Bennu will reveal secrets of our solar system | Science & Tech News
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It will make the most incredible unboxing video. In the coming days, NASA scientists will open the capsule containing dust from the asteroid Bennu and delve into the secrets of our solar system. There are just 250g or so of material inside the heavily protected shell that plunged through the atmosphere before parachuting gently into…
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UK universities and tech companies win £4.3m funding to develop space-based solar power | Climate News
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British tech companies and universities are to receive millions of pounds of investment to develop new technology that generates solar power from space. The rapidly emerging technology collects energy from the sun using solar panels attached to satellites, which then beam it back to Earth using wireless technology. Generating power from space has huge potential…
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Scientists discuss using satellites to ‘beam’ solar energy collected in space to Earth | Science & Tech News
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An ambitious project to harness the power of the sun from space to supply power on Earth is being proposed by scientists. The European Space Agency (ESA) – which includes the UK – is discussing plans to create a solar farm in orbit at a two-day conference in Paris. The SOLARIS project aims to collect…
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In pictures: Partial solar eclipse as it happened | UK News
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Stargazers across the UK were able to see a solar phenomenon today as the sun appeared to have a bite taken out of it. The impressive sight was the result of a partial solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth. Observers around the world went outside to watch…
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Partial eclipse to be visible from the UK on Tuesday – how and when to see solar event | UK News
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A partial solar eclipse which will make the sun “appear to have a bite taken out of it” will be visible from across the UK on Tuesday. Experts have warned people not to look directly at the sun, while parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to enjoy the best views. In London, the…
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope takes its first image of planet outside solar system | Science & Tech News
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first image of a planet outside of our solar system. The telescope recorded four different views of the planet HIP 65426 b, a gas giant about six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter. “This is a transformative moment, not only for Webb but also for astronomy…
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Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols’ ashes headed for solar orbit in ‘eternal memorial’ | US News
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Nichelle Nichols will become the latest member of the original Star Trek TV series to be memorialised by having some of her remains flown into deep space. Nichols, who was best known for her role on the show in the 1960s as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura and helped shatter racial stereotypes at the height of the…