How would a future commercial-scale Space-Based Solar Power Plant #SBSP in Earth orbit, beaming down power to the ground, actually operate? @ESA's #SOLARIS initiative has launched 2 parallel studies for end-to-end system designs: https://t.co/PlqDsW8w2S
Intense X-rays from exploded stars can affect planets over 100 light-years away!
Using data from @chandraxray, researchers identified that planets can be subjected to radiation from a supernova blast located as much as 160 light-years away.
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