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Interstellar Flight: Perspectives and Patience

news.ycombinator.com Paul Gilster 2026-02-25 00:35:56

Interstellar Flight: Perspectives and Patience This morning’s post grows out of listening to John Coltrane’s album Sun Ship earlier in the week. If you’re new to jazz, Sun Ship is not where you want to begin, as Coltrane was already veering in a deeply avant garde direction when he recorded it in 1965. But over the years it has held a fascination for me. Critic Edward Mendelowitz called it “a riveting glimpse of a band traveling at warp speed, alternating shards of chaos and beauty, the white h

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RV Camping This Summer? This Power Station With Solar Panels Is at a Record Low Price

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-26 02:25:27

If you’re heading out for camping this summer, having a reliable power station is already a smart move. But pairing your power station with a solar panel for true off-grid independence is even better—and right now, the Jackery Solar Generator 300 with a 100W panel is available at a record low price on Amazon, down by 40%. At just $298, this bundle is a steal compared to its original $499 price tag, which makes it one of the best (early Prime Day) deals you’ll find for a portable solar power set

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Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Watch Suddenly Drops to a Record Low, Let the Blazing Sun Keep It Charged

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2026-02-26 02:40:34

If you’ve taken your adventuring a little too far, or just taken a wrong turn off of an unfamiliar path, the last thing you ever want to see from your GPS-enabled smartwatch is a low battery alert. Now, before you go cursing that blazing sun that’s been broiling a big part of the country all week, if you have a Garmin Instinct 2 Solar smartwatch, you’ll never get that low battery alert. See at Amazon The Garmin Instinct 2 Solar smartwatch is a multi-satellite-enabled outdoor smartwatch with ad

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Amazon Offers 50% Off This Portable Power Station, Plus a Free 100W Solar Panel Included

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-02-28 21:25:14

Portable power stations have surged in popularity in recent years, becoming essential gear for a range of situations—whether you’re facing winter power outages or heading outdoors for summer adventures like camping. In contrast to standard power banks, this device offers enough juice to run small appliances like mini fridges as well as more energy-intensive electronic devices. The Bluetti power station, especially in this deal, takes it a notch higher by offering a 100W solar panel, and makes i

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Requiem for a Solar Plant

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-03 06:44:28

Requiem for a Solar Plant The email landed like a brick through a plate glass window. "...requiring reconductoring of 1.71 miles at a cost of $795,150...limiting output to 3MW..." I stared at my laptop screen, the blue light illuminating the shadows under my eyes in my darkened California living room. Outside, endless February rain tapped against the windows like impatient fingers. My gut churned, a familiar discomfort that had become my constant companion over the past year. This wasn't just

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Proba-3's first artificial solar eclipse

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-28 22:15:56

Enabling & Support Proba-3’s first artificial solar eclipse 16/06/2025 24672 views 108 likes Today, the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission unveils its first images of the Sun’s outer atmosphere – the solar corona. The mission’s two satellites, able to fly as a single spacecraft thanks to a suite of onboard positioning technologies, have succeeded in creating their first ‘artificial total solar eclipse’ in orbit. The resulting coronal images demonstrate the potential of formation flying tec

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Scientists Line Up Satellites to Create "Artificial Total Solar Eclipse"

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-08 05:30:35

Two satellites just carefully lined up to form a perfect "artificial total solar eclipse" in orbit. Earlier this year, the two probes, which are part of the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission, positioned themselves in a perfect line 492 feet apart to have one of them perfectly obfuscate the Sun's rays. Impressively, they were able to maintain their position with an accuracy down to the millimeter. The outermost satellite then snapped fascinating pictures of the Sun's corona, the outermos

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Is this the electric grid of the future?

technologyreview.com Andrew Blum 2026-03-09 02:00:00

Following the unanimous approval by Lancaster County commissioners of a 304-megawatt solar plant outside Lincoln, one of the largest in the state, local opponents appealed. The project’s developer, the Florida-based behemoth NextEra Energy Resources, made news in March when its CEO both praised the Trump administration’s policy and insisted that solar and storage remained the fastest path to increasing the energy supply. Lincoln Electric is headquartered in a gleaming new building named after A

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My iPhone 8 Refuses to Die: Now It's a Solar-Powered Vision OCR Server

news.ycombinator.com Hemant Kumar 2026-03-10 00:49:53

How I transformed my old iPhone 8 into a solar-powered Vision OCR server using Apple's native framework and an EcoFlow River 2 Pro. Running 24/7 for months, processing thousands of images while completely off-grid. My iPhone 8 Refuses to Die: Now It’s a Solar-Powered Vision OCR Server# After running for over a year, my solar-powered iPhone 8 has processed 83,418 OCR requests and 48GB of images using nothing but Apple’s Vision framework and renewable energy. Most people toss their old iPhones i

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This ‘Large and Unstable’ Sunspot Just Slammed Earth With Its Strongest Flare Yet

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2026-03-10 10:35:32

An Earth-facing sunspot region has been raging with massive eruptions of hot gas that have caused disruptions to our communications systems—and there’s still more to come. On Tuesday at 5:49 p.m. ET, sunspot region 4114 released an X.12 class solar flare that caused a radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center. This was the strongest flare released by this specific sunspot thus far.

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I set up portable solar panels in my backyard for a month - and the results impressed me

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-03-10 22:39:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The EcoFlow 125W bifacial solar panels cost $899 for a four-pack. They're portable panels that you can take with you or set up temporarily without construction, with easy setup, and lightweight construction Though portable, these bifacial solar panels feel very fragile, so they must be weighed down if conditions are windy; their low 125W input also limits their capacity. $899 at Amazon I see more hurricanes in a year than I'd like, so I ensure my house is prepared to wea

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I saved $30 per month with these portable solar panels (and how they work)

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2026-03-11 12:00:17

ZDNET's key takeaways The EcoFlow 125W bifacial solar panels cost $899 for a four-pack. They're portable panels that you can take with you or set up temporarily without construction, with easy setup, and lightweight construction Though portable, these bifacial solar panels feel very fragile, so they must be weighed down if conditions are windy; their low 125W input also limits their capacity. $899 at Amazon I see more hurricanes in a year than I'd like, so I ensure my house is prepared to wea

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Scientists achieve 1,000-fold increase in solar electricity using ultra-thin layers

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2026-03-12 18:03:00

Forward-looking: A team of German researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg has unveiled a significant advancement in solar energy technology, revealing a method to dramatically increase the amount of electricity certain materials can generate when exposed to light. Their approach involves stacking ultra-thin layers of different crystals in a precise sequence, resulting in a solar absorber that far outperforms traditional materials. At the core of this discovery, published in S

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Why This Recent Total Solar Eclipse Was the First of Its Kind

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2026-03-12 18:25:49

The Sun’s outer atmosphere—the corona—only reveals itself during total solar eclipses, which happen about every 18 months on Earth, and are only visible along a narrow path. These events offer scientists a rare opportunity to observe the Sun’s violent surface—but now, they won’t have to wait on the cosmos to do so. On Monday, June 16, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced that its Proba-3 mission created the world’s first artificial total solar eclipse. The mission’s two satellites, the O

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Senate GOP bill spares nuclear and geothermal energy while hammering wind and solar

techcrunch.com Tim De Chant 2026-03-13 03:21:35

One month after the House passed its version of a reconciliation bill, Senate Republicans released their take on the budget bill Monday night. The Senate Finance Committee’s language would take a sledgehammer to some parts of the renewable-friendly Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) while sparing others. Solar, wind, and hydrogen bear the brunt of the impact. On the other side of the ledger, geothermal, nuclear, hydropower, and long-duration energy storage emerge relatively unscathed. Carbon captur

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This 300W Solar Panel Power Station Is Almost Free, Amazon Is Clearing Stock at 40% Off

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-03-14 14:19:08

With its compact solar panel, this power station is ideal for making outdoor escapades easy. When it comes to portable power, few products are capable of combining number one ratings, strong features, and an unbeatable price tag (until now). Jackery Solar Generator 300 is currently the top-rated power station out there and Amazon recently reduced its price to an all-time record low: For just $298 after discounting, a whopping 40% off the listed price of $499, this is an offer not worth turning

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This Tiny Solar Security 2K Camera Is Now 50% Off, Amazon Is Cutting All Margins to Keep You Safe

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2026-03-15 06:25:30

Outdoor security cameras can feel like more trouble than they’re worth at times – running wires together, with battery packs that take forever to charge, wrestling with terrible video quality and with monthly subscription fees that shoot up fast. But today, Amazon’s offering a solution that trims all those problems on its head and it’s priced nearly too low to believe: The Eufy Security Cam (S220) is a wireless outdoor security camera with solar power and it is currently discounted by 50%, brin

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Astronomers Just Took the First-Ever Picture of the Bottom of the Sun

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-15 13:45:09

Astronomers have gotten an unprecedented view of the bottom of the Sun. On Wednesday, the European Space Agency shared images that show, in all its tumultuous glory, our star's secretive south pole. Captured by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft, the stunning achievement has paved the way towards solving some of the Sun's most abiding mysteries, and could even provide us the insight needed to predict some of the star's volatile behavior that can disrupt our modern infrastructure on Earth. "Today we

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Solar Orbiter gets world-first views of the Sun's poles

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-13 03:00:50

Science & Exploration Solar Orbiter gets world-first views of the Sun’s poles 11/06/2025 31324 views 95 likes Thanks to its newly tilted orbit around the Sun, the European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft is the first to image the Sun’s poles from outside the ecliptic plane. Solar Orbiter’s unique viewing angle will change our understanding of the Sun’s magnetic field, the solar cycle and the workings of space weather. Solar Orbiter zooms into the Sun’s south pole Any image you have

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Solar Orbiter sends back first live observations from the Sun's south pole

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2026-03-17 02:32:00

Starry Poles: Launched from Cape Canaveral five years ago, the Solar Orbiter has steadily delivered stunning insights about our star. Its latest achievement – a first-ever glimpse of the Sun's polar region – marks another leap forward, and researchers believe the most important discoveries are still to come. The Solar Orbiter (SolO) recently captured the first direct observations of the Sun's south pole – a region long shrouded in mystery. These unprecedented glimpses are crucial to understandi

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See the Sun in a Way You've Never Seen It Before, From Above and Below

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-18 10:06:09

Every image you've ever seen of the sun is looking at its equator, because Earth's orbit sits there with a 7.25-degree tilt. That means humans have never had a good angle to view the sun's north and south poles until now. The ESA has released images of the sun's north and south poles, giving everyone their first glimpse at the top and bottom of our nearest star. The imagery was taken by the ESA's Solar Orbiter, which began its trek to view the sun's polar regions in 2020. To do this, the Orbite

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Solar Orbiter captures images of the sun's pole for the first time

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-20 02:30:47

The Solar Orbiter has been observing the sun since 2021, but it recently went on a side trip to Venus which significantly tilted its orbit and gave it a good view of the sun's polar region. That is how it was able to capture images that will historically be known as humankind's first-ever views of the sun's pole. All our galaxy's planets and the other spacecraft we've deployed orbit the sun around an imaginary ecliptic plane along the star's equator. But thanks to the Solar Orbiter's Venus flyby

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Solar Orbiter Captures First Clear Views of Sun’s South Pole—and It’s a Hot Mess

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2026-03-20 10:20:52

For more than 60 years, various spacecraft and telescopes have journeyed through space to stare at the Sun, capturing haunting images of the giant ball of hot gas at the heart of our solar system. Our view of the star is limited, however, by Earth’s orbital plane, which allows us to observe the Sun’s equator head-on while its polar regions remain in a frustrating blind spot. Solar Orbiter is now the first to image the poles from outside the ecliptic plane, offering a rare look at its chaotic mag

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Latest Tech News

Interstellar Flight: Perspectives and Patience

RV Camping This Summer? This Power Station With Solar Panels Is at a Record Low Price

Garmin Instinct 2 Solar Watch Suddenly Drops to a Record Low, Let the Blazing Sun Keep It Charged

Amazon Offers 50% Off This Portable Power Station, Plus a Free 100W Solar Panel Included

Requiem for a Solar Plant

Proba-3's first artificial solar eclipse

Scientists Line Up Satellites to Create "Artificial Total Solar Eclipse"

Is this the electric grid of the future?

My iPhone 8 Refuses to Die: Now It's a Solar-Powered Vision OCR Server

This ‘Large and Unstable’ Sunspot Just Slammed Earth With Its Strongest Flare Yet

I set up portable solar panels in my backyard for a month - and the results impressed me

I saved $30 per month with these portable solar panels (and how they work)

Scientists achieve 1,000-fold increase in solar electricity using ultra-thin layers

Why This Recent Total Solar Eclipse Was the First of Its Kind

Senate GOP bill spares nuclear and geothermal energy while hammering wind and solar

This 300W Solar Panel Power Station Is Almost Free, Amazon Is Clearing Stock at 40% Off

This Tiny Solar Security 2K Camera Is Now 50% Off, Amazon Is Cutting All Margins to Keep You Safe

Astronomers Just Took the First-Ever Picture of the Bottom of the Sun

Solar Orbiter gets world-first views of the Sun's poles

Solar Orbiter sends back first live observations from the Sun's south pole

See the Sun in a Way You've Never Seen It Before, From Above and Below

Solar Orbiter captures images of the sun's pole for the first time

Solar Orbiter Captures First Clear Views of Sun’s South Pole—and It’s a Hot Mess

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