Solar power plant repurposed to hunt asteroids at night

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Source: New Atlas | New TechBy: David SzondyDate: 08/03/2025, 12:03:00 PM
To keep solar power stations from getting lazy, Sandia National Laboratories scientist John Sandusky is looking to give heliostat mirrors a side hustle. At the National Solar Thermal Test Facility he’s experimenting with getting them to hunt for asteroids at…
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