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‘Definitely playing favorites:’ Interior memo could strike dire blow to wind and solar projects – Politico

‘Definitely playing favorites:’ Interior memo could strike dire blow to wind and solar projects  Politico Trump targets solar and wind with tighter federal permitting in another blow to renewable industry  CNBC Trump adds new level of scrutiny to wind and solar projects  The Washington Post Interior Dept. to Put Wind and Solar Projects Through Stricter Political Review  The New York Times Trump Orders New …

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Strange ‘Fossil’ World Detected at Fringes of Solar System : ScienceAlert

Strange ‘Fossil’ World Detected at Fringes of Solar System : ScienceAlert

Despite the powerful telescopes that modern astronomers have to work with, the distant reaches of the Solar System are still mysterious. Not much sunlight pierces these regions, and there are strong hints that undiscovered objects lurk there. The objects that astronomers have discovered in these dim reaches are primordial, and their orbits suggest the presence of more undiscovered objects. Piecing …

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Telescope spies rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming through our solar system (photos)

Telescope spies rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zooming through our solar system (photos)

Astronomers unveiled a striking new view of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on its journey toward the inner solar system. The Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i captured the newfound comet passing through our cosmic neighborhood, about 290 million miles (465 million kilometers) from Earth. 3I/ATLAS was initially detected by ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) on July 1. It’s just the …

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Trump’s interior secretary must sign off on all wind and solar projects

Trump’s interior secretary must sign off on all wind and solar projects

WASHINGTON (AP) — All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum under a new order that authorizes him to conduct “elevated review” of activities ranging from leases to rights of way, construction and operational plans, grants and biological opinions. The enhanced oversight on clean-energy projects is aimed at …

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Astronomer Says the Object Approaching Us From Beyond the Solar System Is Not What We Think

Astronomer Says the Object Approaching Us From Beyond the Solar System Is Not What We Think

Earlier this month, astronomers were thrilled to spot an interstellar object — only the third of its kind ever observed — hurtling toward the center of the solar system on an extremely unusual trajectory and at a breakneck velocity. While we’re only beginning to understand the unusual object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the discovery led to widespread speculation, with some scientists suggesting that …

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Astronomers discover a cosmic ‘fossil’ at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for ‘Planet 9’?

Astronomers discover a cosmic ‘fossil’ at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for ‘Planet 9’?

Astronomers have discovered a massive new solar system body located beyond the orbit of Pluto. The weird elongated orbit of the object suggests that if “Planet Nine” exists, it is much further from the sun than thought, or it has been ejected from our planetary system altogether. The strange orbit of the object, designated 2023 KQ14 and nicknamed “Ammonite,” classifies …

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Astronomer Says the Object Approaching Us From Beyond the Solar System Is Not What We Think

Astronomer Says the Object Approaching Us From Beyond the Solar System Is Not What We Think

Earlier this month, astronomers were thrilled to spot an interstellar object — only the third of its kind ever observed — hurtling toward the center of the solar system on an extremely unusual trajectory and at a breakneck velocity. While we’re only beginning to understand the unusual object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the discovery led to widespread speculation, with some scientists suggesting that …

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