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2A7HPG2 asteroid belt, debris in the solar system

Astronomers have just found more than half a million new asteroids

20 August 2021

A pair of astronomers have sifted through old data to find more than half a million new asteroids, which may reveal how planets moved in the early solar system
Solar panels in space

Solar panels in space could help power the UK by 2039, claims report

18 August 2021

Solar power beamed from satellites could provide the UK with a continuous supply of green energy as soon as 2039, according to a report commissioned by the government

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