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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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AUG 17, 2017Cardiology
NASA’s exploration into the effects of solar storms and supernovas on astronauts in space gives new meaning to the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA is asking for your help in determining what we should say to the Voyager 1 spacecraft on the 40th anniversary of it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 07, 2017Earth & The Environment
As a result of the imminent closing of the Navajo Generating Station coal power plant, which will see its last days at t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 03, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Fusion-based power generation is widely regarded as the grand engineering challenge of this century. With moderate accom ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 28, 2017Videos
Solar power is undoubtedly the future of renewable energy, but the problem with current solar panel technology is that i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot received a lot of attention this week because the Juno probe was positioned just right fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2017Videos
GravityLight is a social and environmental innovation that is giving people all over the world the opportunity to bring ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
This past winter Former President Jimmy Carter leased 10 acres of land near his home in Plains, Georgia to build a solar ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
France announced its goal on Thursday to ban the sale of diesel and gas vehicles by 2040 as part of its renewal to the c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 05, 2017Videos
Earthquakes are a cause of concern for many areas around the planet. They are difficult to predict, even in areas where ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is one of the most mysterious planets in our Solar System, but fortunately, we have a probe with modern observat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 01, 2017Videos
Experts in the space transportation field, including NASA, SpaceX, and other agencies/companies alike are taking the ide ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 01, 2017Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been under construction for several years, and it seems to be making headlines ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 28, 2017Space & Astronomy
Black holes are somewhat of a marvel of space. Although we know they’re there, we don’t have many observatio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 21, 2017Videos
Many times, artist renderings of spacecraft don't do it justice in terms of just how large these things can really be. W ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
Will humans ever make it to the red planet? It’s a question that has been surfacing more and more lately and space ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 09, 2017Space & Astronomy
SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 to space earlier this month with a previously-used commercial Dragon capsule attached to it. It b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 07, 2017Technology
While everyone went about their daily lives as usual, China secretly flew a massive solar-powered drone high in the skie ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 04, 2017Videos
Jupiter is a huge planet, and while we can gaze upon it from the Earth's surface with powerful space observation telesco ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
In 2016, gravitational waves were all the rage in the astrophysical community; perhaps 2017 is going to shed more light ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 31, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA recently announced it would be expediting its mission to visit Psyche, a metallic asteroid floating around in the S ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 29, 2017Videos
When we talk about efficiency in terms of power sources, what we are really trying to determine is the ratio of the usef ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 28, 2017Space & Astronomy
When it comes to the impact humans have had on the Earth, the evidence spans much further than just the surface, but als ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
AUG 17, 2017
Cardiology
NASA’s exploration into the effects of solar storms and supernovas on astronauts in space gives new meaning to the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA is asking for your help in determining what we should say to the Voyager 1 spacecraft on the 40th anniversary of it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 07, 2017
Earth & The Environment
As a result of the imminent closing of the Navajo Generating Station coal power plant, which will see its last days at t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 03, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Fusion-based power generation is widely regarded as the grand engineering challenge of this century. With moderate accom
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 28, 2017
Videos
Solar power is undoubtedly the future of renewable energy, but the problem with current solar panel technology is that i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot received a lot of attention this week because the Juno probe was positioned just right fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 10, 2017
Videos
GravityLight is a social and environmental innovation that is giving people all over the world the opportunity to bring
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
This past winter Former President Jimmy Carter leased 10 acres of land near his home in Plains, Georgia to build a solar
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
France announced its goal on Thursday to ban the sale of diesel and gas vehicles by 2040 as part of its renewal to the c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 05, 2017
Videos
Earthquakes are a cause of concern for many areas around the planet. They are difficult to predict, even in areas where
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is one of the most mysterious planets in our Solar System, but fortunately, we have a probe with modern observat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2017
Videos
Experts in the space transportation field, including NASA, SpaceX, and other agencies/companies alike are taking the ide
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been under construction for several years, and it seems to be making headlines
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are somewhat of a marvel of space. Although we know they’re there, we don’t have many observatio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 21, 2017
Videos
Many times, artist renderings of spacecraft don't do it justice in terms of just how large these things can really be. W
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Will humans ever make it to the red planet? It’s a question that has been surfacing more and more lately and space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 09, 2017
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 to space earlier this month with a previously-used commercial Dragon capsule attached to it. It b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 07, 2017
Technology
While everyone went about their daily lives as usual, China secretly flew a massive solar-powered drone high in the skie
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 04, 2017
Videos
Jupiter is a huge planet, and while we can gaze upon it from the Earth's surface with powerful space observation telesco
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
In 2016, gravitational waves were all the rage in the astrophysical community; perhaps 2017 is going to shed more light
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 31, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA recently announced it would be expediting its mission to visit Psyche, a metallic asteroid floating around in the S
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 29, 2017
Videos
When we talk about efficiency in terms of power sources, what we are really trying to determine is the ratio of the usef
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
When it comes to the impact humans have had on the Earth, the evidence spans much further than just the surface, but als
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard