Heliostat at night (IMAGE)

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Heliostat at night

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While heliostats can collect energy from the sun, Sandia scientist John Sandusky put the heliostats to work at night. His findings could help detect near-Earth objects, such as asteroids.

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Photo by Craig Fritz/Sandia National Laboratories

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