ESA Releases Solar Orbiter’s ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft, in collaboration with NASA, launched in February 2020 on its mission to study to Sun and it began collecting science data in June. Now, three of its ten instruments — the Energetic Particle Detector (EPD), the Radio and Plasma Waves (RPW) instrument, …
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May Be Smaller and Rounder than Previously Thought The heliosphere is a giant magnetic bubble that contains our Solar System, the solar wind and the solar magnetic field. Outside the heliosphere is the interstellar medium — the ionized gas and magnetic field that fills the space between stellar systems in …
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Scientists Find a ‘Mirror Image’ of Our Solar System While scanning the skies, humanity has identified thousands of exoplanets orbiting distant stars. However, very few of them are at all similar to Earth. Now, the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Göttingen reports a newly discovered exoplanet could …
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Many stars show tails that trail behind them like a comet’s tail, supporting the idea that our own Solar System has one too. However, new evidence from NASA’s Cassini, Voyager and Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) missions suggests that the trailing end of the Solar System may not be stretched out …
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Planetary researchers have long thought that the dwarf planet Ceres may have a temporary, thin atmosphere (an exosphere), but mysteries lingered about its origin and why it’s not always present. Now, scientists from NASA’s Dawn mission suggest that the Cerean exosphere appears to be related to the behavior of the …
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Astronomers have been puzzling over fast radio bursts (FRB) for the last decade, but there’s not yet any good explanation of these high-energy radio blips. Less that two dozen FRBs have been observed since then, all of which come from outside the Milky Way galaxy. Now that fast radio bursts …
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Large-scale solar projects work because they use concentrators to achieve much greater efficiencies than what’s possible with traditional silicon photovoltaic panels. Up until now, residential projects have not had access to concentrator technology, and the limited spectral response and effectiveness of silicon has made it hard to get efficiencies much …
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Solar panels are better for the environment, and your wallet. So, why wait to make the switch to solar? Now is the perfect time to explore your options with Just Energy Solar. Here are 10 reasons why Just Energy Solar is the best choice for your energy needs: Save money …
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Canoeists that would like a way of charging their batteries or powering outboard motors or other electronic gear whilst on the move might be interested in a new solar powered out-rigger which has been created specifically for kayaks and canoes. Watch the demonstration video below to learn more about the …
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