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A tidally locked planet is one that turns to always face its parent star, but what's the term for a planet that doesn't turn at all? (i.e. with a day/night cycle that's equal to exactly one year)

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It's Said That Fusion Power is Always 30 Years Away, But How Close Have We Actually Come to Fusion Power, and Have There Been any Recent Advances?

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We often see water used as a neutron moderator in fission reactors due to its high Hydrogen content. Would gaseous Hydrogen be a more effective neutron moderator?

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We often hear that commercial Fusion power is 50 years away, but what advances have actually been made in the field recently? Are we any closer than we were 10 years ago?

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Do babies consider themselves cute?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
A tidally locked planet is one that turns to always face its parent star, but what's the term for a planet that doesn't turn at all? (i.e. with a day/night cycle that's equal to exactly one year)	9615
It's Said That Fusion Power is Always 30 Years Away, But How Close Have We Actually Come to Fusion Power, and Have There Been any Recent Advances?	98
We often see water used as a neutron moderator in fission reactors due to its high Hydrogen content. Would gaseous Hydrogen be a more effective neutron moderator?	4
We often hear that commercial Fusion power is 50 years away, but what advances have actually been made in the field recently? Are we any closer than we were 10 years ago?	1
Do babies consider themselves cute?	1