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    A solar panel in space is collecting energy that could one day be beamed to anywhere on Earth

    A solar panel in space is collecting energy that could one day be beamed to anywhere on Earth

    (CNN) — Scientists working for the Pentagon have successfully tested a solar panel the size of a pizza box in space, designed as a prototype for a future system to send electricity from space back to any point on Earth. The panel -- known as a Photovoltaic Radiofrequency Antenna Module (PRAM) -- was …

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