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Could alien solar panels be technosignatures?

If alien technological civilizations exist, they almost certainly use solar energy. Along with wind, it's the cleanest, most accessible form of energy, at least here on Earth. Driven by technological advances and mass production, solar energy on Eart.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 23rd, 2024

Detecting intelligent life that"s light years away: Greenhouse gases could signal alien activity

If aliens modified a planet in their solar system to make it warmer, we'd be able to tell. A new UC Riverside study identifies the artificial greenhouse gases that would be giveaways of a terraformed planet......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News16 hr. 30 min. ago

Using sound waves, scientists develop findings that challenge standard theories of solar convection

A team of solar physicists at NYU Abu Dhabi's Center for Astrophysics and Space Science (CASS), led by Research Scientist Chris S. Hanson, Ph.D., has revealed the interior structure of the sun's supergranules, a flow structure that transports heat fr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News19 hr. 2 min. ago

OLED laptops are about to get brighter, thinner, and more expensive

LG has just announced that it started the mass production of Tandem OLED panels. The displays could be hugely beneficial in upcoming laptops......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 24th, 2024

Space instruments provide early warnings for solar flares

When a solar flare leaps out from around the sun, a small fleet of scientific instruments designed and built at the University of Colorado Boulder form a first line of defense—spotting these massive eruptions before any other instrument in space, t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 21st, 2024

Iron meteorites hint that our infant solar system was more doughnut than dartboard

Four and a half billion years ago, our solar system was a cloud of gas and dust swirling around the sun, until gas began to condense and accrete along with dust to form asteroids and planets. What did this cosmic nursery, known as a protoplanetary di.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Researchers find wave activity on Titan may be strong enough to erode the coastlines of lakes and seas

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is the only other planetary body in the solar system that currently hosts active rivers, lakes, and seas. These otherworldly river systems are thought to be filled with liquid methane and ethane that flows into wide lake.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Resident Alien renewed for season 4, moves to new network

Good news for fans of Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle. Resident Alien has been renewed for season 4. However, the series will move to a new network......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

In the hunt for a second Earth, look to small planets, says new research

Scientists around the world are constantly on the hunt for planets outside our solar system that could potentially provide a habitable environment for life......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Astronomers discover an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new Earth-sized exoplanet that orbits an ultracool dwarf star located just 54.6 light years away. The newfound alien world, designated SPECULOOS-3 b, is slightly smaller but much hotter.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

This Jackery portable generator and solar panel bundle is on sale

Heading into the great outdoors this summer? It pays to have a portable generator, and you can save $75 on this solar-powered Jackery model at Best Buy!.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Study explores the sun"s effects on the skin microbiome—it can create a damaged skin barrier

The impact of solar radiation on skin has long been understood but what about UV's effects on our skin's hidden world—its microbiome?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Video: Eclipse-making double-satellite Proba-3

Proba-3 is ESA's—and the world's—first precision formation flying mission. A pair of satellites will fly together relative to the sun so that one casts a precisely-controlled shadow onto the other, to create a prolonged solar eclipse in orbit......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

A mission to find 10 million near-Earth asteroids every year

So far, scientists have found around 34,000 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) that could serve as humanity's stepping stone to the stars. These balls of rock and ice hold valuable resources as we expand throughout the solar system, making them valuable rea.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

A "liquid battery" advance—strategies for electrocatalytic hydrogenation

As California transitions rapidly to renewable fuels, it needs new technologies that can store power for the electric grid. Solar power drops at night and declines in winter. Wind power ebbs and flows. As a result, the state depends heavily on natura.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Rock your next garden party with Victrola’s solar-powered speakers

The Victrola Rock Speaker Connect is designed to blend in with your garden and withstand the elements outdoors . It uses solar power, along with USB-C......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Auroras and radiation from solar storms spotted on Mars

If we ever want to send people to visit the red planet, we're going to need to learn more about radiation and how it's affected by events like solar storms......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Study reveals insights into the establishment of bound electronic states for developing efficient photocatalysts

Photocatalytic water splitting, a sustainable energy strategy, utilizes solar energy to produce clean hydrogen fuel. While it offers a promising solution to the global energy crisis and environmental pollution, the slow kinetics of photogenerated ele.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

NASA watches Mars light up during epic solar storm

In addition to producing auroras, a recent extreme storm provided more detail on how much radiation future astronauts could encounter on the Red Planet......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Small, cool and sulfurous exoplanet may help write recipe for planetary formation

A surprising yellow haze of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere of a gas "dwarf" exoplanet about 96 light years away from our own solar system makes the planet a prime target for scientists trying to understand how worlds are formed......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

First detection of frost on the solar system"s tallest volcanoes on Mars

For the first time, water frost has been detected on the colossal volcanoes on Mars, which are the largest mountains in the solar system. The international team led by the University of Bern used high-resolution color images from the Bernese Mars cam.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024