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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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JAN 23, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Sulfur hexafluoride, or SF6, is a non-flammable, non-toxic, synthetic gas. First discovered back in 1901, this odorless ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 05, 2020Space & Astronomy
It’s officially 2020, and with that in mind, anyone paying attention to NASA’s launch schedule should know a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 24, 2019Chemistry & Physics
According to the latest World Magnetic Model (WMM) released by the NOAA's National Centres for Environmental I ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Earth orbits the Sun once every 365 days, or one full year. It does this while whizzing through the vacuum of space ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
This year was one of the most exciting ones for all of the space geeks around the world. Many discoveries and ...Written By: Vanesa NikolovaDEC 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
Stars are easily observable in the night sky, either by the naked eye or with the aid of a powerful telescope, but while ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
Most people recognize Jupiter as the largest known planet in our solar system, but there’s another eccentric quali ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 26, 2019Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest known planet in our solar system, but even that isn’t the gas giant’s most discernibl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 19, 2019Space & Astronomy
On November 19th, the Apollo 12 astronauts, Pete Conrad and Alan Bean, became, respectively, the third and the fourth me ...Written By: Vanesa NikolovaNOV 12, 2019Space & Astronomy
Monday was a particularly exciting day for amateur astronomers. It was the day that the planet Mercury performed a visib ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
One of the most remarkable capabilities of living things is phototropism—in which living organisms track and move ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Juno mission, launched by NASA in 2011 to explore the fascinating Jovian system, finally arrived at its destination ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 01, 2019Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study, a group of biomedical researchers at Michigan State University developed a new platform for tweaking ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
Move over Parker Solar Probe, there’s a new Sun-orbiting spacecraft in town. The European Space Agency has complet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 28, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft each launched in 1977 for a unique opportunity to explore the solar system&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 14, 2019Space & Astronomy
The European Space Agency (ESA) launched its Rosetta mission in 2004 to study the particularly captivating comet 67P, an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA was expected to orchestrate the world’s first all-female spacewalk at the International Space Station earlier ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Sun is a powerful ball of energy, and with that in mind, it should come as no surprise to anyone that it can sometim ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to SpaceX lately, then you’ve undoubtedly caught wind of the plethora of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 20, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Back in July 2016, Canada, the U.S., and Mexico signed an agreement on reducing the emission of methane, a greenho ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 18, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The way the humankind harvest energy has come a long way. Our ancestors burned organic matters (tree branches, wax, and ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 13, 2019Microbiology
A team of scientists has found that bacteria can act like power lines, and send electrical currents over long distances.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2019Earth & The Environment
Have you heard of agrivoltaics? Well, if you haven’t, listen up, because it’s the way of the future. Agrivol ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 06, 2019Chemistry & Physics
To reduce our reliance on fossil fuel, the global community needs to boost the presence of sustainable energy significan ...Written By: Daniel Duan
JAN 23, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Sulfur hexafluoride, or SF6, is a non-flammable, non-toxic, synthetic gas. First discovered back in 1901, this odorless
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 05, 2020
Space & Astronomy
It’s officially 2020, and with that in mind, anyone paying attention to NASA’s launch schedule should know a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 24, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
According to the latest World Magnetic Model (WMM) released by the NOAA's National Centres for Environmental I
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Earth orbits the Sun once every 365 days, or one full year. It does this while whizzing through the vacuum of space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
This year was one of the most exciting ones for all of the space geeks around the world. Many discoveries and
...
Written By:
Vanesa Nikolova
DEC 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Stars are easily observable in the night sky, either by the naked eye or with the aid of a powerful telescope, but while
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Most people recognize Jupiter as the largest known planet in our solar system, but there’s another eccentric quali
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 26, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter is the largest known planet in our solar system, but even that isn’t the gas giant’s most discernibl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 19, 2019
Space & Astronomy
On November 19th, the Apollo 12 astronauts, Pete Conrad and Alan Bean, became, respectively, the third and the fourth me
...
Written By:
Vanesa Nikolova
NOV 12, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Monday was a particularly exciting day for amateur astronomers. It was the day that the planet Mercury performed a visib
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
One of the most remarkable capabilities of living things is phototropism—in which living organisms track and move
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Juno mission, launched by NASA in 2011 to explore the fascinating Jovian system, finally arrived at its destination
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 01, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study, a group of biomedical researchers at Michigan State University developed a new platform for tweaking
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Move over Parker Solar Probe, there’s a new Sun-orbiting spacecraft in town. The European Space Agency has complet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 28, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft each launched in 1977 for a unique opportunity to explore the solar system&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 14, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The European Space Agency (ESA) launched its Rosetta mission in 2004 to study the particularly captivating comet 67P, an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA was expected to orchestrate the world’s first all-female spacewalk at the International Space Station earlier
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is a powerful ball of energy, and with that in mind, it should come as no surprise to anyone that it can sometim
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to SpaceX lately, then you’ve undoubtedly caught wind of the plethora of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 20, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Back in July 2016, Canada, the U.S., and Mexico signed an agreement on reducing the emission of methane, a greenho
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 18, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The way the humankind harvest energy has come a long way. Our ancestors burned organic matters (tree branches, wax, and
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 13, 2019
Microbiology
A team of scientists has found that bacteria can act like power lines, and send electrical currents over long distances.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Have you heard of agrivoltaics? Well, if you haven’t, listen up, because it’s the way of the future. Agrivol
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
To reduce our reliance on fossil fuel, the global community needs to boost the presence of sustainable energy significan
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan