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Mysterious Rainbow-like ‘Glory Lights’ Observed on Planet Outside Our Solar System for First Time Ever
Astronomers have detected signs of the rainbow-like ‘glory’ effect on a planet outside our solar system for the first time.
Spotted on a planet that...
India Approves Massive $9 Bil. Rooftop Solar Plan with Panels for 10 Million Homes
Passed in February, a massive subsidy program to help Indian households install rooftop solar panels in their homes and apartments aims to provide 30...
Which Cities Will Likely Have Clear Skies as Total Solar Eclipse Moves Across the US in Monday’s Spectacle
As Americans prepare for the wondrous celestial spectacle of a total solar eclipse on April 8, cloudy skies or thunderstorms have been forecast for...
New Solar-Powered Desalinator Keeps Producing Clean Water Without Needing Sunshine
Scientists have developed a new solar-powered system to convert saltwater into fresh drinking water which they say could help reduce dangerous the risk of...
‘A Beautiful Idea’: This French Town Is Making its Cemetery a Source of Solar Energy
A community on the Loire in France has come up with a solar-powered idea that will clear two hurdles in a single leap.
The town...
Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse Over North American Coming Soon
A solar eclipse is coming on April 8th, 2024, and unlike when it drifts across the Indian Ocean or somewhere equally remote, this year's...
NFL Scores Touchdown for Renewables: The Super Bowl Was 100% Solar Powered
The biggest sporting event in America went green this year thanks to its position out in the desert. 621,000 solar panels channeled the electricity...
This Tiny Moon of Saturn Is the Smallest Case of a Subsurface Ocean Ever Found in the Solar System
Reprinted with permission and alterations from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering world news, conflicts, travel stories, conservation, and science news.
It's been...
Japan Moon Lander Comes Back to Life After Wonky Angle for its Solar Panel, but ‘Unprecedented Pinpoint Landing’
It's a case of five alive for the Japanese space program, when their craft, which was set to make them the fifth nation to...
Largest US Solar Storage Project Goes Online – Enough for a Quarter Million Homes
The nation's largest solar energy and storage project came online in California last week, offering 875 megawatt-hours of solar capacity, and 3 gigawatt-hours of...
Solar-Powered Mars Plane Set to Cruise Red Planet Looking for Water
A bold design for an vertical take-off aeroplane has received advanced grant funding from NASA with the aim of having it ready to fly...
Students Build World’s First Off-Road Solar-Powered SUV–and Drive it Across Morocco
Students in The Netherlands have designed a solar-powered SUV that doubles as a small camper van to produce the ultimate concept car for off-grid...
Evidence of Massive Solar Storm Found in Ancient Tree Rings Could Help Scientists Predict the Next One
An international team of scientists has documented the largest solar storm to have ever struck the Earth, hidden inside the trunks of ancient trees.
Such...
Rare Annular Solar Eclipse Transfixes Crowds Across the Americas – LOOK
(Reuters) - Thousands of people across the Americas gazed at the heavens on Saturday to witness a rare phenomenon known as an annular solar...
Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse When Moon and Sun Form Perfect Line With Earth in a ‘Ring of Fire’
The 2023 solar eclipse is passing over the United States this year, giving millions of Americans in the northwest a chance to glimpse a...
Asteroid Sample Delivered Back to Earth in a ‘Brilliant Feat’–a Time Capsule of Ancient Solar System
In huge spacefaring news, NASA has its hands on a capsule containing about half a pound of material taken from a large asteroid called...
Ingenious Snow-Proof Solar Panels Can Work in All Weather: ‘Game-Changing Tech’
Snow accumulation atop solar panels causes energy losses of between 5% and 15% every Winter in northern climates around the world, with some heavy...
New Solar System Found Where Planets Orbit Two Suns—Just like Luke Skywalker’s Home in Star Wars
A new solar system has been found where planets orbit two suns just like on Luke Skywalker's home planet in Star Wars.
It's the fifth...
Solar Farms Erected in Gobi Desert are Set to Power 1.5 Million Chinese Households
Aside from teacups and rice bowls, China doesn't do anything on a small scale. To wit, their recently-completed solar array in Ningxia Hui is...
Scientist Finds Saturn Doing Something Never Seen Before in Our Solar System: ‘Hiding in Plain View for 40 Years’
Using data from several space missions and the Hubble telescope, an astronomer discovered that Saturn's rings are heating its own atmosphere—something that has never...