Humanity uses a
lot of energy, and
while solar power
here on Earth is
doing a reasonable
job of
contributing to
the electricity
mix, scientists
have l
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Humanity uses a lot of energy, and while solar power here on Earth is doing a reasonable job of contributing to the electricity mix, scientists have long hypothesized that gathering the sun's energy from space would be a lot more effective. And now China says it's going to be the first to do exactly that, announcing plans to build an interstellar power station that will orbit the Earth at 36,000 kilometers.