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Renewable vs. non-renewable power generation across the region (updated every 30 minutes)
Renewables includes biomass(5%), nuclear(58.2%), solar(0%) and wind(24.2%). Excludes imports
Is It Time To Spring Clean Your Digital Space?
For many Brits, cleaning the house from top to toe is just as much a part of early spring as lighter nights, daffodils and the arrival of Easter eggs onto supermarket shelves. The mental and physical benefits of spring cleaning are well documented, but despite the average Brit spending 3.81 hours on mobile devices each day, we often neglect to clean up of our digital spaces.
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NASA Picture of the Day: Dragon's Egg Bipolar Emission Nebula
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How did a star form this beautiful nebula? In the middle of emission nebula NGC 6164 is an unusually massive star. The central star has been compared to an oyster's pearl and an egg protected by the mythical sky dragons of Ara. The star, visible in the center of the featured image and catalogued as HD 148937, is so hot that the ultraviolet light it emits heats up gas that surrounds it.
Asteroid Flybys Over the next 7 Days
NameDateMin Dia. (m)Max Dia. (m)Rel. Velocity (mph)Miss Distance (miles)
(2014 UQ56)25th Apr38485952,34318,225,922
(2014 EQ49)25th Apr12127120,38236,563,572
(2019 VF6)26th Apr15634928,01333,432,508
(2024 HJ)26th Apr17038160,4627,985,246
292220 (2006 SU49)27th Apr3487795,68932,107,733
363734 (2004 XN50)28th Apr457102335,22735,062,645
(2006 TU7)28th Apr11024735,27843,616,517
613569 (2006 TU7)28th Apr11024635,27843,616,518
170086 (2002 XR14)29th Apr617138032,24225,335,499
(2022 TN1)30th Apr23452439,6764,430,661
(2020 DY1)1st May11024721,7106,317,962
53550 (2000 BF19)2nd May40690722,86011,723,079
(2002 JE9)2nd May13931159,06242,205,949
(2015 WG9)2nd May22249683,85039,609,011
612358 (2002 JE9)2nd May13931159,06342,206,744
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