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01.12.25 - 13:00
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6,000 Airbus A320 Jets Receive Critical Update After "Intense Solar Radiation" Exposure (ZeroHedge)
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6,000 Airbus A320 Jets Receive Critical Update After "Intense Solar Radiation" Exposure
Airbus announced early Monday that nearly all A320-family commercial jets have received a critical software update after "intense solar radiation" last month triggered a glitch that could affect flight controls.
"Out of a total number of around 6,000 aircraft potentially impacted, the vast majority have now received the necessary modifications," Airbus wrote in a press release, adding, "We are working with our airline customers to support the modification of less than 100 remaining aircraft to ensure they can be returned to service."
Last Friday, Airbus released an Alert Operators Transmission to all airlines operating the narrow-body jet about an urgent software update, warning the fix could cause "operational disruptions to passengers and customers."
The planemaker said the corrupted flight-control data was caused by "intense solar radiation.&qu...
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30.11.25 - 13:18
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Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US (The Guardian)
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Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panelsAcquiring solar panels at home can be an expensive hassle for people in the US. But small, simple, plug-in solar panels for use on balconies are soon to become available for millions of Americans, with advocates hoping the technology will quickly go mainstream.Earlier this year, Utah became the first state in the country to pass legislation allowing people to purchase and install small, portable solar panels that plug into a standard wall socket. Continue reading......
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29.11.25 - 21:18
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"Intense Solar Radiation" Corrupted A320 Flight Systems, Airbus Rushes Emergency Update (ZeroHedge)
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"Intense Solar Radiation" Corrupted A320 Flight Systems, Airbus Rushes Emergency Update
Airbus warned Friday that "intense solar radiation" may have corrupted critical flight data in an incident involving an A320 narrow-body aircraft. While the company did not disclose which flight was affected, it was likely last month's JetBlue Flight 1230, which suddenly dropped in altitude while en route from Newark to Cancun.
Airbus issued an Alert Operators Transmission to all airlines operating A320 Family aircraft, warning that an urgent fix is required.
The company believes this is the first time this specific problem has emerged in its fleet and says it has "proactively worked with aviation authorities… keeping safety as our number one and overriding priority," according to CNN.
"Airbus acknowledges these recommendations will lead to operational disruptions to passengers and customers," Airbus wrote in a statement.
Airbus told CNN on Saturday that most of...
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26.11.25 - 12:00
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These Are The Largest Bodies Of Water In Our Solar System (ZeroHedge)
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These Are The Largest Bodies Of Water In Our Solar System
From the icy crusts of distant moons to the oceans beneath their surfaces, the solar system is teeming with hidden water.
This visualization from Made Visual Daily, via Visual Capitalist, compares all known and estimated bodies of water in our solar system, including those beneath the surface, on a volumetric scale.
The data comes from sources including USGS, NASA's Ocean Worlds program, and a variety of planetary science missions, like Cassini and MESSENGER.
Comparing Water Volumes in the Solar System
Below is the full breakdown of water volumes by celestial body or source:
Earth's ocean holds 1.3 billion km³ of water, but that's dwarfed by subsurface oceans on other moons. Ganymede, for instance, is believed to host 11.4 billion km³ in liquid water beneath its ice shell—nearly nine times the volume of Earth's oceans.
The Surprising Abundance of Extraterrestrial Water
When thinking of water in space, Mars or icy comets may c...
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