A solar-powered plane just flew around the world

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By Kate YoderJul 26, 2016, 4:18 pm64 pts
The scrappy plane we’ve all been rooting for just completed the first solar-powered flight around the world, no fossil fuels burned. On Tuesday, Solar Impulse 2 ended its epic 24,500-mile journey and landed back home in Abu Dhabi. The one-seater plane, sporting 17,000 solar cells on its wings, is as wide…

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