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Renewable vs. non-renewable power generation across the region (updated every 30 minutes)
Renewables includes biomass(7.5%), nuclear(54.8%), solar(1.5%) and wind(2.5%). Excludes imports
WiFi On UK Flights: Cyber Attack Risk
Through technological leaps and bounds, "in-flight WiFi" has become a reality, but do we ever stop to question the security risks? Team Truely has come across some staggering findings in the realm of in-flight internet usage - specifically with UK flights.
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NASA Picture of the Day: Black Hole Accreting with Jet
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What happens when a black hole devours a star? Many details remain unknown, but observations are providing new clues. In 2014, a powerful explosion was recorded by the ground-based robotic telescopes of the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (Project ASAS-SN), with followed-up observations by instruments including NASA's Earth-orbiting Swift satellite. Computer modeling of these emissions fit a star being ripped apart by a distant supermassive black hole.
Asteroid Flybys Over the next 7 Days
NameDateMin Dia. (m)Max Dia. (m)Rel. Velocity (mph)Miss Distance (miles)
522684 (2016 JP)8th May15735318,45826,963,093
(2015 KJ122)8th May10623737,44132,613,392
(2008 HH)9th May11024737,54126,932,903
(2017 JF3)13th May11926650,96137,851,703
(2017 TG2)13th May12327571,96642,263,839
(2018 MG7)13th May14031326,92342,063,787
(2016 AH193)14th May18340982,30038,457,703
(2022 US21)14th May11425545,02241,947,338
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