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Inside radioisotope generators, the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
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Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem ... RTGs are essentially nuclear-powered batteries. But unlike the AAA batteries in your TV remote, RTGs can provide power for decades while ...
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Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Benjamin Roulston, Clarkson University (THE CONVERSATION) Powering spacecraft with solar energy ... RTGs are essentially nuclear-powered batteries. But unlike the AAA batteries in your TV remote ...