The Race for Space-Based Solar Power
Space Solar is working on a satellite design called CASSIOPeiA, which Physics World describes as looking “like a spiral staircase, with the photovoltaic panels being the ‘treads’ and the microwave …
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Brits warned they’ve been using sunscreen wrong
As the mercury rises and the sun graces us with its presence more frequently, Brits are being urged to apply sunscreen correctly. This follows a yellow heat health alert issued …
The Auroras Should Be Spectacular This Summer, Thanks to Solar Maximum
Auroras filled much of the world’s skies for several nights in mid-May as a historic geomagnetic storm coursed 100 kilometers above our heads. Being able to see auroras so deep …
Brits fall out of love with sunbathing
A poll of 2,000 adults found 50% take UV rays more seriously than they did five years ago, with those aged 25-35 most likely to adopt this view (83%). On …
NASA’s Quest to Touch the Sun
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Our sun is the best-observed star in the entire universe. We see its light every day. For centuries, scientists have …
Total Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024: Watch Online, What Time, Path of Totality
It’s shadow time, baby! Soon, people living in North America will get to experience their first solar eclipse in almost a decade. Even though the last solar eclipse in North …
How to View April’s Total Solar Eclipse, Online and In Person
It’s shadow time, baby! Soon, people living in North America will get to experience their first solar eclipse in almost a decade. Even though the last solar eclipse in North …
How to Watch Saturday’s Solar Eclipse
A rad moon’s on the rise. Early on October 14, our lunar satellite will briefly hover before the sun, obscuring the dawn and immersing millions of people in a strange …
A Pair of Sun Probes Just Got Closer to Solving a Solar Enigma
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The blazing surface of the sun froths with an extremely hot electrically charged gas called plasma. The temperature at the edge of this cosmic furnace runs at about 5,500 degrees …
You’re A NASA Probe Skimming The Surface Of The Sun
The Parker Space Probe is described by NASA as being “about the size of a small car,” and its only goal is to fly as close to the sun as …