Solar eclipses are one of the cosmic wonders of our solar system. They occur when the new moon blocks part or all of the sun as seen from the surface of the Earth. Check out the SPACE.com Infographic ...

NASA’s mission to study the Sun will be underway soon. On August the 6th the Parker solar probe will be launched into space and start its journey toward the Sun. This mission will collect data that ...

The solar system has four main regions. Small, rocky planets like the Earth orbit in the inner solar system, out to a distance of 4.2 A.U. (”astronomical unit,” the distance from Earth to the sun).

According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) World Energy Outlook 2019, solar photovoltaic (PV) is set to become the largest source of installed electrical capacity in about 2035, if ...

Call me crazy, but I’m still holding out hope that the humongous energy ball we’re orbiting could someday play a larger role in satiating our voracious appetite for electricity. But to get there, ...

Did you know that today's photovoltaic cells are based on a lucky finding by Alexandre Becquerel way back in 1839? He placed an electrode in a conductive solution, and when it was hit by sunlight a ...

The U.S. solar sector enjoyed years of rapid expansion with employment peaking at 260,000 in 2016 before tariffs imposed by the Trump administration cast a shadow over a booming industry. The tariffs ...

It’s pretty safe to say that we all know that we have to find an alternative to fossil fuels as soon as possible, and the most viable answer to the planet’s energy needs is visible to us any time we ...

Increasing numbers of homeowners around the world are going solar, and the green energy investment not only saves money in the long run, but also helps the environment. If you’re interesting in ...

Harvesting the power of the sun has been a human endeavor since the beginning of civilization. After all, the sun puts out 3.8 x 10^26 watts of power, and NASA scientists estimate that even capturing ...

Austria Solar‘s 2011 annual report ships in a foil package. Open it indoors and you’ll find a tastefully embossed cover, followed by many blank pages. The magic happens when you expose it to the sun.