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Arty shot of moon crater with link to dinosaurs
The sun rises over the central peak complex of the moon’s Tycho crater in this image captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter on 10 June. The spacecraft, which has been collecting detailed information about the lunar environment since June 2009, angled its orbit 65 degrees to the west to capture the image. Located near the […]
Space solar power: Let the sun shine in
July 4, 2011
Energy: Satellites that beam solar power to earth have often appeared in science fiction. Will they ever become reality? “REASON”, a short story written by Isaac Asimov that was published in 1941, is set on a space station which collects solar energy from the sun and sends it, via microwave beams, to earth and other […]
July 4, 2011
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