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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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MAR 25, 2019Space & Astronomy
While it’s true that astronomers spend much of their time studying our very own solar system for clues surrounding ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 06, 2019Space & Astronomy
Astronauts have been to the Moon before, but only for short periods. One of humankind’s long-term goals is to esta ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 18, 2019Space & Astronomy
The universe is a gigantic place, and while there’s still much we don’t know about it, that hasn’t sto ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 12, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Earth’s molten iron core manufactures strong magnetic fields that shield the Earth from space radiation, such ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2019Space & Astronomy
Every planet in the solar system sports distinct properties; however, Uranus seems to be the elephant in the room. It&rs ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover fell silent last Summer when a planet-wide dust storm enveloped Mars. The dust storm last ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 15, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists use a variety of different techniques to survey vast landscapes and gather animal population dat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 14, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover landed on the Martian surface on January 25th, 2004 to explore in the name of science, bu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 13, 2019Earth & The Environment
Desalination technology has a long way to go, as most methods require 10-1000 times more energy than traditional methods ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA has sent a lot of spacecraft to Mars to explore the red planet for clues about its formation and suitability for li ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
While most people were watching the ball drop and observing local firework shows for the start of the New Year, NASA had ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 31, 2018Earth & The Environment
What is the Green New Deal? This is a term that has been thrown around a lot in recent months, equally in the political ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 31, 2018Space & Astronomy
It’s here; the moment we’ve all been waiting for. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is about to tango wit ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
Earth sports a lot of water and planetary scientists still aren’t entirely sure how it all got here. To help solve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 26, 2018Earth & The Environment
This past month Costa Rica broke their own 2015 record of 299 days using only renewable energy for electricity: this yea ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 23, 2018Videos
It’s no surprise that global warming is on the rise and within the next couple of decades, our energy will have to ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 17, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Electricity is essential to our everyday lives, but the way we generate electricity with the burning of fossil fuels isn ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
A nostalgic NASA issued a public statement on Monday to announce that its 41-year-old Voyager 2 spacecraft officially le ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 09, 2018Space & Astronomy
It’s been less than two weeks since NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and He ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 02, 2018Space & Astronomy
Following a six-month journey through space, NASA’s InSight spacecraft made a safe-and-sound landing on Mars&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2018Space & Astronomy
Why are we here, and where did we come from? Humankind has been asking these questions since the dawn of time, but legit ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 26, 2018Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA lately, then you’ve undoubtedly heard about the space agency&rsq ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 20, 2018Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA lately, then you’ve undoubtedly heard a lot about the space agen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 16, 2018Chemistry & Physics
A solar panel is a great power generating system because it doesn't release greenhouse gas, but storing solar energy ...Written By: Daniel Duan
MAR 25, 2019
Space & Astronomy
While it’s true that astronomers spend much of their time studying our very own solar system for clues surrounding
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 06, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronauts have been to the Moon before, but only for short periods. One of humankind’s long-term goals is to esta
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 18, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The universe is a gigantic place, and while there’s still much we don’t know about it, that hasn’t sto
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 12, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Earth’s molten iron core manufactures strong magnetic fields that shield the Earth from space radiation, such
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Every planet in the solar system sports distinct properties; however, Uranus seems to be the elephant in the room. It&rs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover fell silent last Summer when a planet-wide dust storm enveloped Mars. The dust storm last
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal conservationists use a variety of different techniques to survey vast landscapes and gather animal population dat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 14, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover landed on the Martian surface on January 25th, 2004 to explore in the name of science, bu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 13, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Desalination technology has a long way to go, as most methods require 10-1000 times more energy than traditional methods
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA has sent a lot of spacecraft to Mars to explore the red planet for clues about its formation and suitability for li
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
While most people were watching the ball drop and observing local firework shows for the start of the New Year, NASA had
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 31, 2018
Earth & The Environment
What is the Green New Deal? This is a term that has been thrown around a lot in recent months, equally in the political
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 31, 2018
Space & Astronomy
It’s here; the moment we’ve all been waiting for. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is about to tango wit
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Earth sports a lot of water and planetary scientists still aren’t entirely sure how it all got here. To help solve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 26, 2018
Earth & The Environment
This past month Costa Rica broke their own 2015 record of 299 days using only renewable energy for electricity: this yea
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 23, 2018
Videos
It’s no surprise that global warming is on the rise and within the next couple of decades, our energy will have to
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 17, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Electricity is essential to our everyday lives, but the way we generate electricity with the burning of fossil fuels isn
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
A nostalgic NASA issued a public statement on Monday to announce that its 41-year-old Voyager 2 spacecraft officially le
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
It’s been less than two weeks since NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and He
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 02, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Following a six-month journey through space, NASA’s InSight spacecraft made a safe-and-sound landing on Mars&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Why are we here, and where did we come from? Humankind has been asking these questions since the dawn of time, but legit
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 26, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA lately, then you’ve undoubtedly heard about the space agency&rsq
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to NASA lately, then you’ve undoubtedly heard a lot about the space agen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 16, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
A solar panel is a great power generating system because it doesn't release greenhouse gas, but storing solar energy
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan