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Perseid meteor shower

Definition

Perseid meteor shower

The Perseid meteor shower rips through the Earth’s atmosphere in August every year
Sunflowers in a field

Technology

Tiny artificial sunflowers could be used to harvest solar energy

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Voyager 1 and 2 outside the solar system

Space

Voyager 2 sent back its first detailed data from interstellar space

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SPHERE image of Hygiea

Space

Surprisingly round asteroid may actually be the smallest dwarf planet

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The solar system has too many moons – it's time for a cull

Space

The solar system has too many moons – it's time for a cull

Comment

A wind turbine farm off the coast of Yorkshire, UK

Technology

Renewables overtook fossil fuels in UK electricity mix for first time

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Maggie Aderin-Pocock on space travel and humanity's future

Space

Maggie Aderin-Pocock on space travel and humanity's future

Regulars

We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying towards Earth

Space

We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying towards Earth

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solar site

Technology

Outshining fossil fuel: Your guide to the revolution in solar energy

Features

Coal fired power station silhouette at sunset, Pocerady, Czech republic

Environment

Coal power in Europe has had its biggest ever decline

Electricity generation from coal power stations across Europe fell by nearly a fifth in the first half of 2019, driven by high carbon prices and low gas prices

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Environment

The UK is now using AI to predict solar power and lower energy bills

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Space

Tiny pebbles may be the reason most planets spin in the same direction

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Environment

Cleaning up China's dirty air would give solar energy a huge boost

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The invention of the nuclear bomb

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