Solar : Science World Report

Nov 26, 2016 03:00 AM EST

Tesla To Power Up An Entire City Using Solar Panels; In Contract With SolarCity

Tesla will light up the entire city of Ta'u in American Samoa using solar panels.

Nov 23, 2016 03:50 AM EST

ANU Researchers Discover A New Way To Develop Low-Cost Solar Battery

Team of Australian researchers found a new way to fabricate a low-cost perovskite solar cell technology.

Aug 29, 2016 05:21 AM EDT

Solar Eclipse Changes The Temperature Of The Atmosphere, How Will This Affect Mankind?

Will researchers now, figure out the "Horror Solar Eclipse" which happened centuries ago?

Feb 26, 2016 07:45 AM EST

Planet Nine: New Evidence Shows More about the Ninth Planet in Our Solar System

There may be a ninth planet in our solar system.

Dec 23, 2015 06:59 PM EST

How to Halt a Solar Eruption: New Mechanism Discovered

Scientists have discovered a mechanism that actually halts solar eruptions. The findings may allow researchers to better understand when solar eruptions are headed toward Earth.

Nov 10, 2015 12:42 PM EST

Quantum Technique Increases Electrons Produced When Light Hits Metal-Dielectric Interface

MIT researchers have created a new method which will increase the amount of energy that is channelled from sunlight. This new technique involves a quantum process which increase the number of electrons produced when light strikes a metal-dielectric interface, like aluminum oxide.

Nov 05, 2015 04:14 PM EST

Sun Stripped Away Mars' Ancient Atmosphere with Powerful Solar Wind

NASA may have discovered what happened to Mars' atmosphere. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission has found that solar wind stripped the planet's atmosphere clean.

Nov 04, 2015 10:30 AM EST

New Solar Thermal Energy Storage Method Boosts Solar Potential

Researchers have created a new method for storing concentrated solar thermal energy that is cost effective and environmentally friendly, and will enable solar thermal energy to have wider practical uses.

Oct 21, 2015 08:05 AM EDT

The Boundary of the Solar System and Its Solar Winds Revealed by IBEX

Scientists have presented findings from six years of direct observations made by NASA's interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission of the interstellar wind that blows through our solar system.

Oct 15, 2015 03:28 PM EDT

Quantum Physics Meets Genetic Engineering as MIT Scientists Create Energy Transport

Quantum physics, meet genetic engineering. Scientists have used engineered viruses in order to provide quantum-based enhancement of energy transport.

Oct 05, 2015 04:51 PM EDT

Tiny Photosynthetic Power Cells May be the Green Energy of the Future

Tiny, photosynthetic power cells may be the green energy source of the future. A novel micro-technology can capture the electrical power generated by the photosynthesis and respiration of blue-green algae.

Oct 01, 2015 10:31 AM EDT

What Causes Sunspot Formation and Massive Explosions on Our Sun

Imagine a planet-sized bundle of intense, magnetic field lines; that's exactly what a sunspot is. Now, researchers have taken a closer look at how these events drive massive, explosive reactions.