Zooming into the sun with Solar Orbiter
Solar Orbiter's latest images shows the full sun in unprecedented detail. They were taken on 7 March, when the spacecraft was crossing directly between the Earth and sun......»»
Japan says "possibility" Moon lander power can be restored
Japan switched off its moon lander almost three hours after a historic touchdown to allow for a possible recovery of the craft when the sun hits its solar panels, the space agency said Monday......»»
Six ways inequality holds back climate action
Are improvements to green technologies, like better batteries and more efficient solar panels, enough on their own to tackle climate change? Unfortunately not. Our behavior and lifestyles must change too......»»
Japanese lander touches down on the moon, but suffers power glitch
A Japanese mission has succeeded in landing on the moon, but likely won't last for more than a day due to an issue with its solar cells......»»
Japanese lander touches down on the moon but suffers power glitch
A Japanese mission has succeeded in landing on the moon, but likely won't last for more than a day due to an issue with its solar cells......»»
Q&A: Small solar sails could be the next "giant leap" for interplanetary space exploration
Nearly 70 years after the launch of the first satellite, we still have more questions than answers about space. But a team of Berkeley researchers is on a mission to change this with a proposal to build a fleet of low-cost, autonomous spacecraft, eac.....»»
The 5 best solar power stations in 2024, chosen by experts
Having a good solar power station can make a big difference, and our choices here are some of the best available on the market......»»
Simulations show that exoplanets heated at deeper depths by their host stars display markedly different weather patterns
For many years, most astrophysical models assumed that planets beyond our solar system, known as exoplanets, are heated at similar depths by their host stars (i.e., stars like the sun around which planetary systems are formed). Analyses of recent obs.....»»
Solar Powered Wrist Watch Statistics 2024
Introduction Solar Powered Wrist Watch Statistics: Market trends are […] Introduction Solar Powered Wrist Watch Statistics: Market trends are always on the move. Just a few years back when people used to prefer smartwatches, now prefe.....»»
Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities
Bumblebees buzz from flower to flower, stopping for a moment under a clear blue Minnesota sky. Birds chirp, and tall grasses blow in the breeze. This isn't a scene from a pristine nature preserve or national park. It is nestled between photovoltaic (.....»»
Researchers optimize 3D printing of optically active nanostructures
For about 20 years, it has been possible to modify surfaces via nanoparticles so that they concentrate or manipulate light in a desired way or trigger other reactions. Such optically active nanostructures can be found in solar cells and biological or.....»»
Space solar power project ends first in-space mission with successes and lessons
One year ago, Caltech's Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) launched into space to demonstrate and test three technological innovations that are among those necessary to make space solar power a reality......»»
The implications of "Oumuamua on the panspermia theory
On October 19, 2017, astronomers with the Pan-STARRS survey detected an interstellar object (ISO) passing through our solar system for the first time. The object, known as 1I/2017 U1 'Oumuamua, stimulated significant scientific debate and is still co.....»»
Solar electric propulsion systems could be just what we need for efficient trips to Mars
There are many different ways to get to Mars, but there are always tradeoffs. Chemical propulsion, proven the most popular, can quickly get a spacecraft to the red planet. But they come at a high cost of bringing their fuel, thereby increasing the mi.....»»
New instrument to capture stardust as part of NASA mission
Scientists and engineers at the CU Boulder will soon take part in an effort to collect a bit of stardust—the tiny bits of matter that flow through the Milky Way Galaxy and were once the initial building blocks of our solar system......»»
Reflectors in space could make solar farms on Earth work for longer every day
If you happened to be looking at the sky in Europe on a cold night on February 5, 1993, there is a chance you could have seen a dim flash of light. That flash came from a Russian space mirror experiment called Znamya-2......»»
Study disproves assumption about perovskite solar cells, showing that shallow defects dominate in terms of efficiency
Free charge carriers in perovskite solar cells likely have a special form of protection from recombination, researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich have discovered by means of innovative photoluminescence measurements......»»
How black silicon, a prized material used in solar cells, gets its dark, rough edge
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have developed a new theoretical model explaining one way to make black silicon, an important material used in solar cells, light sensors, antibacterial surface.....»»
Meteorite analysis shows Earth"s building blocks contained water
When our sun was a young star, 4.56 billion years ago, what is now our solar system was just a disk of rocky dust and gas. Over tens of millions of years, tiny dust pebbles coalesced, like a snowball rolling larger and larger, to become kilometer-siz.....»»
Seeking another Earth? Look for low carbon dioxide
In our own Solar System, Earth has far lower CO2 concentrations than its neighbors. Enlarge (credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech) What do we need to find if we want to discover another Earth? If an exoplanet is too far away for eve.....»»
Solar Charger Statistics 2024 – By Types, Shipments, Market Size and Countries
Introduction Solar Charger Statistics: As of recent reports analysis, […] Introduction Solar Charger Statistics: As of recent reports analysis, the global market size of the Solar Charger is expected to reach $13.1 billion by the end.....»»