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Two astronauts at the international space station complete installing of first solar arrays to provide solar energy for its research
A Two astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) have successfully completed the depl…
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Two NASA astronauts complete 7-hour long spacewalk preparing the ISS for solar array upgrades
In the third spacewalk of the year outside the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Kate Ru…
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PHOTOS: Here's A Look At Apple's Massive Solar Array
Using a video Apple posted, plus some information on its renewable energy efforts, we've put togeth…
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How much power Trump's wall could generate if it was covered in solar panels
He notes the US-Mexico border is very sunny. Even with a system efficiency of 80% the 1.4 GW array …
Leanna Garfield
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Video: Watch 2 astronauts spacewalk today to prep solar arrays that will boost the space station's power supply
The live feed, provided by NASA, shows astronauts Nicole Mann and Koichi Wakata performing the seco…
Chris Panella
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Trump says he wants a solar border wall - here's how many homes it could power
He notes the US-Mexico border is very sunny. Even with a system efficiency of 80% the 1.4 GW array …
Leanna Garfield
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Striking pictures show the ISS crossing a sunspot big enough to swallow two Earths during a spacewalk
The images were captured as astronauts Steve Bowen and Warren "Woody" Hoburg had begun a spacewalk …
Marianne Guenot
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The new Tesla is powering an entire island with solar energy
"I recall a time they weren't able to get the boat out here for two months," Keith Ahsoon, a Ta'u r…
Danielle Muoio
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William Shatner once called bitcoin a 'snob currency' - now he's pushing bitcoin miners to use solar power
"Blockchain technologies, and cryptocurrencies specifically, are at the cutting edge of a new distr…
Jeremy Berke
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Here's the futuristic piece of tech that NASA is betting all its Mars chips on
SEP's major advantage is that it's engine uses 10 times less propellant than typical chemical prope…
Kelly Dickerson
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The International Space Station Is Leaking Coolant
The amount of ammonia leaking seems to be getting worse based on the video feed, though that could …
Jennifer Welsh
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What If Giant Space-Based Solar Panels Could Beam Unlimited Power To The Earth?
Jaffe predicts that individual space-based solar arrays would be able to produce from 250 megawatts…
Katie Jennings
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9 Signs That Americans Will See Solar Power Everywhere Within The Decade
As Bloomberg's Bruce Einhorn wrote last year, "China’s solar panel industry has become the world’s …
Rob Wile
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Something Went Wrong During This Morning's SpaceX Capsule Launch
Elon Musk's SpaceX Dragon spacecraft set off on its journey to the International Space Station this…
Alex Davies
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A SpaceX rocket has delivered belated Thanksgiving treats to the International Space Station
SpaceX transported solar panels and science experiments to the International Space Station – as wel…
Stephanie Stacey
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This Amazon-backed startup puts a price tag on trees, eyeing a $200 billion market opportunity
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Benji Jones
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We're getting closer to space-based solar panels that could beam unlimited energy to Earth
Spirnak told us that he saw a "system problem" he thought he could engineer his way out of by build…
Kelly Dickerson
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China just built a 250-acre solar farm shaped like a giant panda
Called the Panda Power Plant, it will be able to produce 3.2 billion kilowatt-hours of solar energy…
Leanna Garfield
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Warren Buffett Plans To Massively Increase His Bets On Solar And Wind
Last year, Berkshire's MidAmerican Energy purchased the largest set of solar arrays in the world, a…
Rob Wile
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Tesla is powering an entire island with solar energy
Originally, Ta'u depended on diesel generators for electricity. On average, these consumed more tha…