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Solar power refers to the process of turning sunlight into electrical energy. Generating solar power usually uses one of two approaches to generate electricity: solar panels that use photovoltaic cells or solar thermal energy that uses steam.
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JUL 03, 2018Space & Astronomy
After a planet-wide dust storm enveloped Mars, NASA’s solar-powered Opportunity rover was forced to enter sleep mo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 02, 2018Space & Astronomy
Uranus, with its near-sideways 98-degree tilt and incredibly low atmospheric temperatures, is one of the most obscure pl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 01, 2018Videos
The aurora of the Northern Lights is created due to two things that begin from the sun: solar wind and the magnetosphere ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 27, 2018Space & Astronomy
Astronomers and planetary scientists are getting antsy to make use of NASA’s upcoming James Webb Space Telescope ( ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 18, 2018Space & Astronomy
Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko is one of the most captivating space rocks in the entire solar system, but we stil ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 13, 2018Space & Astronomy
If you weren’t already aware, NASA’s solar-powered Opportunity rover is in a bit of a pickle right now. A co ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 12, 2018Space & Astronomy
There’s a massive dust storm enveloping certain parts of Mars right now, and it just so happens that NASA’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 06, 2018Technology
The nonprofit Rainforest Connection invented a new way to monitor rainforests for logging.Written By: Julia TraversJUN 04, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
An emerging field of study, molecular engineering, has many potential applications; where this research will lead is unk ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2018Videos
Look at most child drawings, and you'll see the sun depicted as a yellow ball. Even many adults associate the color yell ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 25, 2018Technology
RoboFlies May Be Used to Detect Gas Leaks in the FutureWritten By: Julia TraversMAY 15, 2018Videos
The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, which was developed in 2010, is the world's largest solar-powered boat. It operates entirely ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 10, 2018Technology
"We believe this prototype technology will be able to meet Department of Energy goals for utility-scale electrical stora ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 09, 2018Space & Astronomy
All space rocks may look alike to the untrained eye, but scientists know how to tell them apart. Their composition, for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2018Chemistry & Physics
What is like in the core of large rocky planets? Using high-powered laser beams, a team of researchers from Princeton Un ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 06, 2018Earth & The Environment
According to the numbers from 2017, the world is investing in solar! Globally there was a growth of 98 gigawatts of new ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
Orbiting the nearby star Proxima Centauri is an Earth-like exoplanet called Proxima b. Planetary scientists have marvele ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2018Space & Astronomy
Out of the dozens of moons that orbit Saturn, Titan is perhaps one of the most interesting. Not only is it the largest o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 22, 2018Chemistry & Physics
We are not talking about cracking open eggs and put them into hydrogen fuel cells (not even during Easter). Chemical res ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 21, 2018Space & Astronomy
Supernovae are massive stellar explosions that mark the end of a star’s life cycle. They occur randomly and withou ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 15, 2018Technology
Out of every 113 people around the globe, one is now a refugee.Written By: Julia TraversFEB 13, 2018Chemistry & Physics
First developed in the 1960s, nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) rockets had undergone extensive tests. Despite many succe ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 06, 2018Technology
In February 2018, South Australia announced plans to team up with Tesla to create the Earth's largest solar "virtual" po ...Written By: Julia Travers
JUL 03, 2018
Space & Astronomy
After a planet-wide dust storm enveloped Mars, NASA’s solar-powered Opportunity rover was forced to enter sleep mo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Uranus, with its near-sideways 98-degree tilt and incredibly low atmospheric temperatures, is one of the most obscure pl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2018
Videos
The aurora of the Northern Lights is created due to two things that begin from the sun: solar wind and the magnetosphere
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 27, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers and planetary scientists are getting antsy to make use of NASA’s upcoming James Webb Space Telescope (
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 18, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko is one of the most captivating space rocks in the entire solar system, but we stil
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 13, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you weren’t already aware, NASA’s solar-powered Opportunity rover is in a bit of a pickle right now. A co
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2018
Space & Astronomy
There’s a massive dust storm enveloping certain parts of Mars right now, and it just so happens that NASA’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 06, 2018
Technology
The nonprofit Rainforest Connection invented a new way to monitor rainforests for logging.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 04, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
An emerging field of study, molecular engineering, has many potential applications; where this research will lead is unk
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2018
Videos
Look at most child drawings, and you'll see the sun depicted as a yellow ball. Even many adults associate the color yell
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 25, 2018
Technology
RoboFlies May Be Used to Detect Gas Leaks in the Future
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 15, 2018
Videos
The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar, which was developed in 2010, is the world's largest solar-powered boat. It operates entirely
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 10, 2018
Technology
"We believe this prototype technology will be able to meet Department of Energy goals for utility-scale electrical stora
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
All space rocks may look alike to the untrained eye, but scientists know how to tell them apart. Their composition, for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
What is like in the core of large rocky planets? Using high-powered laser beams, a team of researchers from Princeton Un
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 06, 2018
Earth & The Environment
According to the numbers from 2017, the world is investing in solar! Globally there was a growth of 98 gigawatts of new
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Orbiting the nearby star Proxima Centauri is an Earth-like exoplanet called Proxima b. Planetary scientists have marvele
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Out of the dozens of moons that orbit Saturn, Titan is perhaps one of the most interesting. Not only is it the largest o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 22, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
We are not talking about cracking open eggs and put them into hydrogen fuel cells (not even during Easter). Chemical res
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 21, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Supernovae are massive stellar explosions that mark the end of a star’s life cycle. They occur randomly and withou
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 15, 2018
Technology
Out of every 113 people around the globe, one is now a refugee.
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 13, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
First developed in the 1960s, nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) rockets had undergone extensive tests. Despite many succe
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 06, 2018
Technology
In February 2018, South Australia announced plans to team up with Tesla to create the Earth's largest solar "virtual" po
...
Written By:
Julia Travers