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Solar Impulse 2 completes the flight around the world
According to a reporter in Geneva, the Solar Impulse 2 (SI2) plane landed safely at Al-Batten Airport, near the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi), at 00:00 5 minutes (now…
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Solar Impulse 2 solar plane ends flight test
On June 2, Solar Impulse 2 solar powered aircraft successfully completed the first test flight, surpassing the biggest obstacle to the goal of making a round-the-world f…
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Latest images of 7 planets in the Solar System version 2.0
Not the closest but with up to 7 planets of the same size and volume as the Earth, Trappist-1 system is a brilliant candidate.
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This 1-minute movie will change the way you look at the universe
With the help of the Kepler space telescope, scientists at NASA discovered more than 1700 planets outside the solar system.
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February 23, NASA press conference to announce discoveries outside the Solar System
The US Aeronautics Agency, NASA, plans to hold a major press conference, announcing their discoveries outside our Solar System.
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NASA press conference: We have a perfect 2 Solar System for extraterrestrial life
According to experts, they have discovered 7 planets like Earth, at least 3 have oceans!
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Solar planes across the Pacific
Solar Impulse 2 solar plane took off on the Pacific flight at 2:39 am on May 30 (local time) from Nanjing Airport (China).
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The first solar plane circled the Earth
On March 9, the Solar Impulse 2 solar-powered aircraft departed its first flight around the world.
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150 hours around the world with solar ... planes
Reckless adventurer Fyodor Konyukhov, who just circled the earth on a hot air balloon is about to have a new adventure.
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Solar Impulse 2 flies in the sky and lands New York
Solar Impulse 2 Solar Impulse 2 After many days of waiting, delaying and finally the largest solar powered aircraft in the world Solar Impulse 2 landed early on Saturday…
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Solar planes are flying around the world
Solar powered aircraft will depart for the first flight, with a round-the-world voyage from Abu Dhabi.
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Sunseeker Duo - 2-seater solar plane
Solar technology innovations have helped create an aircraft that can harness enough light to fly across the continent like Solar Impulse.
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Titan Solara - Light unmanned aircraft like a motorbike
Operated by solar energy, Titan Solara version 50 weighs only 159 kg and can fly continuously for 5 years without refueling.
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Planes around the world
Currently, the longest record of 26 hours is in the Solar Impulse. However, scientists are planning to allow solar powered aircraft to fly around the globe for up to 20…
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The solar plane completes the flight
According to a reporter in Geneva, Switzerland's first and only Solar Impulse has completed a transcontinental flight (from Europe to Africa and vice versa) with lon…