The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system." ...

While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

Curtin University researchers have gained an unprecedented glimpse into the early history of our solar system through some of the most well-preserved asteroid samples ever collected, potentially ...

Discover the fascinating findings from asteroid Bennu: pristine salt minerals reveal the presence of liquid water in the ...

Purdue professor along with a team of scientists analyze asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to give a better understanding of the past.

Solar energy will power most of the growth in US power generation over the next two years, according to the US Energy Information Administration. The solar sector is expected to add 26 gigawatts ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — Combining two semiconductor thin films into a tandem solar cell can achieve high efficiencies with a minimal environmental footprint. Teams have now presented a CIGS-perovskite ...

This early warning system is crucial because traditional methods, which rely on human analysis of solar images and data, often provide less accurate and timely forecasts. "Despite advances in ...

The new TCW 40R SDD is a solar direct drive vaccine refrigerator, specially designed for small to medium size health centers, working straight from solar panels with no batteries and no regulator ...

With next-generation telescopes, tiny space probes, and more, scientists aim to search for life beyond our solar system—and make contact. Propelled to a fifth the speed of light by a laser beam ...