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Recently, an astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS) reported seeing a "intriguing" brilliant dot in the middle of a desert on Earth during the day. A shining speck in the Negev desert—very it's odd to see artificial lights as the day progresses! Samantha Cristoforetti, an astronaut with the European Space Agency (ESA), tweeted while posting three images of a far-off white speck on a drab background.
Ms. Cristoforetti gave a brief explanation of its history in the caption. "It is a concentrated solar power plant, one of the methods for harnessing the sun's energy for renewable purposes. with one of the tallest solar power towers in the world, "She spoke.
Look at what follows:
The Ashalim Solar Thermal Power Station, an 820-foot-tall tower in Israel's Negev desert that utilises mirrors to focus sunlight, is what made the brilliant dot visible, according to CNET. One of the tallest solar power towers in the world is this one. The sizeable dot of light that Ms. Cristoforetti observed from the ISS was produced by it.
Here is a picture of what it looks like from a little closer to the ground from the year 2020:
The hashtag #MissionMinerva was also added to Ms. Cristoforetti's tweet. Her subsequent ISS voyage is known as Minerva. The Italian Space Agency ASI-sponsored mission "Futura" was Ms. Cristoforetti's maiden flight to the International Space Station, according to the ESA website.
She was once more launched on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft from Florida earlier this year as a member of Crew-4 to take charge of all US Orbital Segment (USOS) operations.
Ms. Cristoforetti's tweet has gone viral since it was shared, in the meantime. "A glimmer of hope for our environment," one user commented on the picture. Added another "It's challenging to see in your images, but it's simpler when you zoom in. However, I imagine it would be very simple to identify in person. probably twinkles like an earth star." Third said, "Very impressive. What a vista, enthused the fourth.
