Space Debris Captured Using a Net

Published 6 years ago in Other. Submitted by thundersnow

The RemoveDEBRIS satellite was used to successfully demonstrate space debris capture technology on orbit with the use of a net.

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Why all solar panels are secretly LEDs (and all LEDs are secretly solar panels)

Published 5 years ago in Technology. Submitted by sux2bu

LEDs and solar panels are both made of diodes. A diode is just designed to allow electricity to flow in one direction but because we make them out of semiconductors they can do all these other things.

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How NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Will Touch the Sun | NYT - Out There

Published 6 years ago in Science. Submitted by thundersnow

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Water on the Moon?

Published 7 years ago in Science. Submitted by Geekster

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Turtle Known for Punk Appearance Listed as Endangered

Published 6 years ago in Animals. Submitted by sux2bu

Australian John Cann, a Sydney-based turtle enthusiast, found the Mary River Turtle in a discovery that led to the Mary River Turtle being classified as a new species.
Found in just one waterway in a remote part of Australia's east coast, the turtle - with its green-algae Mohican and ability to breathe through its genitals - is one of the world's most distinct reptiles. It is also now officially one of the most endangered.
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