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- NASA’s New Space Solar Arrays Fold Like Extreme Origami Flowers Wed, 20 Aug 14, 4:50amBigger is better when it comes to space-based solar panels - but rockets have a very limited amount of room, so getting them into orbit can be a challenge...
- NASA Creates Space Solar Arrays that Fold Like Extreme Origami Flowers Tue, 19 Aug 14, 8:00pmBigger is better when it comes to solar panels, but rockets have a very limited amount of space, so getting them into orbit can be a challenge. So where do NASA researchers turn when looking for solutions to their packing...
- Researchers Discover Solar Wind Energy Source that Could Revolutionize Nuclear Power Wed, 13 Mar 13, 4:41amSolar Wind image from Shutterstock Using data collected by NASA’s Wind solar probe, scientists have identified an energy source that causes solar winds to heat up and accelerate as they travel further away from their source...
- NASA’s Nanosail-D Becomes the First Solar Sail Spacecraft to Orbit the Earth Fri, 28 Jan 11, 6:49amNASA’s tiny solar sail spacecraft, the Nanosail-D, has become the first solar vehicle to orbit the Earth. NanoSail-D was placed into orbit 400 miles above the planet by its ‘mother satellite’ the Fast, Affordable,...
- NASA’s Solar Powered Micro-Satellite Will Clean Space Debris Fri, 10 Dec 10, 3:33amSolar sail satellites have been taking the top headlines this year, with devices such as Lightsail-1 grabbing much of the attention. However, NASA has just become the first agency to launch an experimental micro-satellite...