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We could make solar panels on the moon by melting lunar dust
Researchers used a synthetic version of moon dust to build working solar panels, which could eventually be created within – ...
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The Mysterious Oort Cloud at the Edge of the Solar System Might Have Spiral Arms Like a Tiny Galaxy
The Oort cloud is thought to be a remnant of the solar system’s formation, a shell of icy debris left over from the chaotic ...
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The solar system is teeming with 1 million 'alien invaders' from Alpha Centauri
"These objects really could be anywhere in the solar system at any given time." One million alien visitors from another star system could already be lurking in the solar system. We aren't talking ...
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The solar system was once engulfed by a vast wave of gas and dust
Our solar system passed through a vast wave of gas and dust around 14 million years ago, dimming Earth’s view of the night sky. The wave may even have left traces in our planet’s geological ...
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Ceres, The Closest Dwarf Planet In Our Solar System To The Sun, May Have Originated Right In The Asteroid Belt
The crater wall has partially eroded inward and surrounds ... could only form through contact with ammonium ice at the solar system's outer edge. It evaporates quickly close to the sun.
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Home solar buyers are asking for Tesla Powerwall alternatives
New data from EnergySage shows that home solar buyers are increasingly asking for Tesla Powerwall alternatives as the brand damage extends to Tesla’s energy business. Tesla has long been the ...