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flipped into Life On Planet Earth
17 hours ago
Climate change: 'Sand battery' could solve green energy's big problem
BBC News - By Matt McGrath
Finnish researchers have installed the world's first fully working "sand battery" which can store green power for months at a time. The developers say this could solve the problem of year-round supply, a major issue for green energy. Using low-grade sand, the device is charged up with heat made from …
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flipped into Space Unites
4 days ago
Astronomers are watching the Milky Way’s biggest star die a slow death
bgr.com - Joshua Hawkins
The Milky Way’s largest star is slowly dying, and all astronomers can do is watch. Of course, even if we could get to VY Canis Majoris, there isn’t …
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flipped into Space Unites
4 days ago
Yes, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft really could fly astronauts this year
Ars Technica - Eric Berger
Early data reviews of Starliner's first flight look good. Five weeks have passed since Boeing's Starliner spacecraft returned from a largely …
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flipped into Life On Planet Earth
May 31
What's the oldest tree on Earth—and will it survive climate change?
National Geographic - Craig Welch
Bristlecone pines in the western U.S. have been alive for nearly 5,000 years, but an upstart Patagonian cypress challenges that record. Great Basin National ParkThousands of feet above the Nevada desert, in a part of Great Basin National Park that tourists rarely see, park ecologist Gretchen Baker …
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flipped into Space Unites
5 days ago
Why asteroids are the next prize in the space race
BBC News - BBC World
Asteroids hold large amounts of valuable minerals and metals. That is what International Asteroid Day is raising awareness about on 30 June. As resources are depleted on Earth, some scientists suggest asteroids could be mined instead. But could developing countries be left out of this new space race? …
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flipped into Space Unites
6 days ago
NASA scientists say images from the Webb telescope nearly brought them to tears
Ars Technica - Eric Berger
Deep field images of the universe, exoplanet atmospheres, and more to be unveiled. Six months have passed since a European rocket lofted the James …