Peering out from the ISS 250 miles above Earth recently, astronaut SamanthaCristoforetti spotted an “intriguing” bright light in a desert. So what was it?
Peering out from the International Space Station 250 miles above Earth recently, European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti spotted an “intriguing” bright light in the middle of a desert.
After conducting some research, she was able to confirm that the light was coming from a tower at a solar thermal power plant in Israel’s Negev desert. Intriguing sight! A bright dot in the Negev desert…so unusual to see human-made lights in day passes! It’s a concentrated solar power plant, one of the technologies to get renewable energy from the Sun. With one of the world’s tallest solar power towers! #MissionMinerva pic.twitter.com/MFbCpXpxmG The Ashalim Solar Thermal Power Station spotted by the ISS astronaut comprises more than 50,000 computer-controlled heliostats, or mirrors, with a 250-meter-high solar power tower at its center.
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