Representatives from NASA, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday.

Brace yourselves, Earthlings: NASA, the NOAA, and the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel have officially declared that solar maximum is now underway. What does that mean? Our Sun is reaching the peak of ...

Brace yourselves, Earthlings: NASA, the NOAA, and the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel have officially declared that solar maximum is now underway. What does that mean? Our Sun is reaching the peak of its ...

For centuries, scientists have been counting sunspots to track this 11-year solar cycle, watching as the Sun transforms from a blank, spotless disk during solar minimum to one freckled with sunspots ...

Renewable energy production is expanding at an unprecedented pace, led by the rapid rise of solar power, says a new report from the International Energy Agency. At the same time, the world's ...

The explosive peak in the sun's roughly 11-year cycle of activity — known as the solar maximum — is already well underway, scientists have announced. While many experts suspected that this was ...

A family exploring in the Israeli desert stumbled across an old pool and decided to take a plunge, despite the color of the water. Simcha Sher, a 31-year-old native of Upstate New York who now ...

Answering “How much do solar panels cost?” is complicated because it’s not just one number. It depends on your energy usage, where you live, what incentives you qualify for and whether or ...

By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang reported on the solar activity forecast for this decade in September 2020. An eruption of particles from the sun collided with Earth on Thursday morning. The Space ...

Image: American Public Power Association via Unsplash. Solar PV is set to be the driving force behind the world’s rapid expansion of renewable power capacity installations in the coming decade ...

Engineers built a solar-powered desalination system that produces large quantities of clean water despite variations in sunlight throughout the day. Because it requires no extra batteries ...