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Tag Archives: solar
Space Based Solar Power – the key to a bright future?
Solar energy directly beamed to Earth’s surface from space has for over fifty years been proposed as a cheap and endless source of energy. In more recent years, this Space Based Solar Energy (SBSP) has also been suggested as a way to tackle climate change by weaning us away from fossil fuels. Yet for all its perceived usefulness, the practical implementation … Read more
The Solar System In Motion
In ancient times, it used to be thought a matter of common sense that the Earth was stationary and that the planets, the stars and the Sun all moved around us. As we stand on the Earth, it seems immeasurably, or at least hugely, wide in all directions horizontally. The general perception of many was that this size alone, this … Read more
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Tagged motion, planets, simulation, solar, system
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