Today’s physics news: Solar-powered plane completes Moroccan desert flight

Today’s physics news: Solar-powered plane completes Moroccan desert flight, astronomers catch video of near-miss asteroid and more

Solar-powered plane completes Moroccan desert flight
A solar-powered plane early Friday completed a flight over the Moroccan desert to showcase renewable energy, as a key summit in Rio discussed “greening” the world economy.
Telegraph

Astronomers catch video of near-miss asteroid
Sixth-closest near-Earth encounter tracked by telescope.
Nature

Mapping moon’s Shackleton reveals icy secrets
Shackleton, ice, south pole – what comes to mind? A moon base, perhaps, once you’ve seen the latest radar maps of a deep lunar crater
New Scientist