Fuel leak forces US company to abandon moon landing attempt
A crippling fuel leak forced a U.S. company on Tuesday to give up on landing a spacecraft on the moon.
Space Exploration
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Sun rises on solar panels on White House roof
An array of solar panels blanketing the roof of the White House is getting its day in the sun.
Energy & Green Tech
May 10, 2014
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Neutron investigation into self-assembling solar-harvesting films reveals new low-cost tool for 3-D circuit printing
Scientists from Imperial College London, working at the Institut Laue-Langevin, have presented a new way of positioning nanoparticles in plastics, with important applications in the production of coatings and photovoltaic ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 1, 2013
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Low-carbon technologies 'no quick-fix', say researchers
Could replacing coal-fired electricity plants with generators fueled by natural gas bring global warming to a halt in this century? What about rapid construction of massive numbers of solar or wind farms, hydroelectric dams, ...
Environment
Feb 15, 2012
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ESA To Collaborate with NASA on Solar Science Mission
On October 4, 2011, the European Space Agency announced it's two next science missions, including Solar Orbiter, a spacecraft geared to study the powerful influence of the sun. Solar Orbiter will be an ESA-led mission, with ...
Space Exploration
Oct 6, 2011
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Strong solar flare erupts from sun
The sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 6:21 p.m. EDT on Aug. 5, 2023. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event.
Planetary Sciences
Aug 8, 2023
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Research findings in solar cells will have an impact on solar panel industry
University of Luxembourg's Laboratory for Photovoltaics has established a method to observe and prevent solar cell degradation before solar cell production is finished, which has implications for the solar cell manufacturing ...
General Physics
Oct 11, 2012
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Yihua Zheng: A new breed of weather forecaster
Solar storms sweeping from the Sun to Earth can damage anything from spacecraft to Earth's electrical utilities. The "Halloween Storm" of October 29, 2003 destroyed the $450 million Midori-2 research satellite. A storm on ...
Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2010
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Sun releases moderate solar flare
The Sun emitted a moderate solar flare on May 4, 2022, peaking at 5:00 a.m. ET. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.
Space Exploration
May 4, 2022
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'Greeley Haven' is winter workplace for Mars rover
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity will spend the next several months at a site informally named "Greeley Haven." The name is a tribute to planetary geologist Ronald Greeley (1939-2011), who was a ...
Space Exploration
Jan 6, 2012
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