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Renewable vs. non-renewable power generation across the region (updated every 30 minutes)
Renewables includes biomass(12.5%), nuclear(35.9%), solar(0.1%) and wind(12.5%). Excludes imports
The Top Five Gifts At Risk This Christmas
Brits should have their wits about them this festive shopping season, with cybercriminals looking to get hold of the most in-demand items this Christmas.
Image by Elchinator from Pixabay
NASA Picture of the Day: Galaxies in the River
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Large galaxies grow by eating small ones. Even our own galaxy engages in a sort of galactic cannibalism, absorbing small galaxies that are too close and are captured by the Milky Way's gravity. In fact, the practice is common in the universe and illustrated by this striking pair of interacting galaxies from the banks of the southern constellation Eridanus, The River. Located over 50 million light years away, the large, distorted spiral NGC 1532 is seen locked in a gravitational struggle with dwarf galaxy NGC 1531, a struggle the smaller galaxy will eventually lose.
Asteroid Flybys Over the next 7 Days
NameDateMin Dia. (m)Max Dia. (m)Rel. Velocity (mph)Miss Distance (miles)
523950 (1998 SZ27)13th Dec24554960,04745,290,936
(2025 WA3)15th Dec19042743,4282,115,660
(2012 BJ86)19th Dec14632627,94117,484,570
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