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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 21, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA has been working hard on the next generation of solar system-based internet for over a decade, and it seems to have ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 11, 2016Technology
Solar Impulse 2 is an aeroplane that is designed to fly with nothing more than energy converted from light via the Sun. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 09, 2016Earth & The Environment
Just two weeks ago the leaders of the US, Canada and Mexico, met at the “Three Amigos” summit in Ottawa. At ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 05, 2016Space & Astronomy
Following all the hype has that led up to Juno’s arrival at Jupiter, NASA has announced a successful orbit inserti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 02, 2016Space & Astronomy
Jupiter has long been a mystery, and that’s why when NASA’s Juno spacecraft gets close to our solar system&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 01, 2016Space & Astronomy
Comet 67P has been a major point of interest in our solar system since the European Space Agency sent its Rosetta spacec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 26, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA is about to get up close and personal with Jupiter, the largest known planet in our solar system. On July 4th, afte ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 24, 2016Technology
The Solar Impulse 2 team has a lot to be excited about as the solar-powered aeroplane has successfully landed in Seville ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2016Technology
It’s no secret that NASA has wanted to work on airplanes for a very long time, and NASA was recently given the gre ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2016Technology
Solar Impulse 2, an aeroplane that operates on nothing more than solar power, has been slowly trekking across the United ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2016Space & Astronomy
Scientists are getting excited to test out a new chipsat platform in space dubbed KickSat 2. It is the second attempt to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 25, 2016Technology
Solar Impulse is making another trip on its journey across the United States as it gets ever so closer to completing its ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 24, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA has begun preliminary testing of its Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer ( ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2016Technology
The Solar Impulse 2 aeroplane, which is powered by nothing more than the power of the Sun itself, is now departing for D ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 19, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto last year to grab some incredible photographs of the planet and to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2016Videos
Hyperloop is a huge transportation project that SpaceX and Tesla owner Elon Musk pitched to the public and made a compet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 16, 2016Earth & The Environment
The northern region of Argentina, Jujuy, is making strides in solar energy enviable by the rest of the world. The countr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 14, 2016Technology
Solar Impulse, the solar-powered airplane that is trying to set a record by making its trip around the globe on nothing ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 12, 2016Technology
Elon Musk’s vision for Hyperloop, a magnetic transportation system that has zero friction, is slowly coming into f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 09, 2016Space & Astronomy
If you thought powerful rockets were the only way to quickly get from Earth into outer space and beyond, then NASA may s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2016Space & Astronomy
We’ve heard a lot about the dwarf planet Pluto within the past year, especially with the historic fly-by of NASA&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2016Technology
On Monday, Solar Impulse 2, the solar-powered airplane that is working its way around the world in small incremental ste ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 02, 2016Technology
After becoming stranded on Hawaii due to problems with the airplane zero-fuel electrical supply, Solar Impulse, the plan ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 24, 2016Space & Astronomy
It was only about two weeks ago when NASA discovered during a test signal that its Kepler Spacecraft had gone into a low ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 21, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA has been working hard on the next generation of solar system-based internet for over a decade, and it seems to have
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 11, 2016
Technology
Solar Impulse 2 is an aeroplane that is designed to fly with nothing more than energy converted from light via the Sun.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 09, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Just two weeks ago the leaders of the US, Canada and Mexico, met at the “Three Amigos” summit in Ottawa. At
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 05, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Following all the hype has that led up to Juno’s arrival at Jupiter, NASA has announced a successful orbit inserti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter has long been a mystery, and that’s why when NASA’s Juno spacecraft gets close to our solar system&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 01, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Comet 67P has been a major point of interest in our solar system since the European Space Agency sent its Rosetta spacec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 26, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA is about to get up close and personal with Jupiter, the largest known planet in our solar system. On July 4th, afte
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 24, 2016
Technology
The Solar Impulse 2 team has a lot to be excited about as the solar-powered aeroplane has successfully landed in Seville
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 22, 2016
Technology
It’s no secret that NASA has wanted to work on airplanes for a very long time, and NASA was recently given the gre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2016
Technology
Solar Impulse 2, an aeroplane that operates on nothing more than solar power, has been slowly trekking across the United
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Scientists are getting excited to test out a new chipsat platform in space dubbed KickSat 2. It is the second attempt to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 25, 2016
Technology
Solar Impulse is making another trip on its journey across the United States as it gets ever so closer to completing its
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA has begun preliminary testing of its Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2016
Technology
The Solar Impulse 2 aeroplane, which is powered by nothing more than the power of the Sun itself, is now departing for D
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 19, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto last year to grab some incredible photographs of the planet and to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2016
Videos
Hyperloop is a huge transportation project that SpaceX and Tesla owner Elon Musk pitched to the public and made a compet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 16, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The northern region of Argentina, Jujuy, is making strides in solar energy enviable by the rest of the world. The countr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 14, 2016
Technology
Solar Impulse, the solar-powered airplane that is trying to set a record by making its trip around the globe on nothing
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2016
Technology
Elon Musk’s vision for Hyperloop, a magnetic transportation system that has zero friction, is slowly coming into f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 09, 2016
Space & Astronomy
If you thought powerful rockets were the only way to quickly get from Earth into outer space and beyond, then NASA may s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2016
Space & Astronomy
We’ve heard a lot about the dwarf planet Pluto within the past year, especially with the historic fly-by of NASA&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2016
Technology
On Monday, Solar Impulse 2, the solar-powered airplane that is working its way around the world in small incremental ste
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 02, 2016
Technology
After becoming stranded on Hawaii due to problems with the airplane zero-fuel electrical supply, Solar Impulse, the plan
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 24, 2016
Space & Astronomy
It was only about two weeks ago when NASA discovered during a test signal that its Kepler Spacecraft had gone into a low
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard