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Students Build World’s First Off-Road Solar-Powered SUV–and Drive it Across Morocco
Students in The Netherlands have designed a solar-powered SUV that doubles as a small camper van to produce the ultimate concept car for off-grid...
Evidence of Massive Solar Storm Found in Ancient Tree Rings Could Help Scientists Predict the Next One
An international team of scientists has documented the largest solar storm to have ever struck the Earth, hidden inside the trunks of ancient trees.
Such...
Rare Annular Solar Eclipse Transfixes Crowds Across the Americas – LOOK
(Reuters) - Thousands of people across the Americas gazed at the heavens on Saturday to witness a rare phenomenon known as an annular solar...
Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse When Moon and Sun Form Perfect Line With Earth in a ‘Ring of Fire’
The 2023 solar eclipse is passing over the United States this year, giving millions of Americans in the northwest a chance to glimpse a...
Asteroid Sample Delivered Back to Earth in a ‘Brilliant Feat’–a Time Capsule of Ancient Solar System
In huge spacefaring news, NASA has its hands on a capsule containing about half a pound of material taken from a large asteroid called...
Ingenious Snow-Proof Solar Panels Can Work in All Weather: ‘Game-Changing Tech’
Snow accumulation atop solar panels causes energy losses of between 5% and 15% every Winter in northern climates around the world, with some heavy...
New Solar System Found Where Planets Orbit Two Suns—Just like Luke Skywalker’s Home in Star Wars
A new solar system has been found where planets orbit two suns just like on Luke Skywalker's home planet in Star Wars.
It's the fifth...
Solar Farms Erected in Gobi Desert are Set to Power 1.5 Million Chinese Households
Aside from teacups and rice bowls, China doesn't do anything on a small scale. To wit, their recently-completed solar array in Ningxia Hui is...
Scientist Finds Saturn Doing Something Never Seen Before in Our Solar System: ‘Hiding in Plain View for 40 Years’
Using data from several space missions and the Hubble telescope, an astronomer discovered that Saturn's rings are heating its own atmosphere—something that has never...
Switzerland Set to Roll Out Solar Panels Between Railway Tracks–A World First
Europe's love of train travel is about to transform the continent's solar energy production as the Swiss are set to begin installing solar panels...
Ringed Planet That Defies Known Physics Discovered in Outer Reaches of Our Solar System
It turns out that Saturn isn't the only married planet in the solar system. A European telescope has found a new dwarf planet right...
California Man Builds Solar-Powered Trike with Stuff in His Garage—And it’s Catching On
No gas is no problem for one Stockton CA inventor who created a solar-powered tricycle that's really catching on.
Milton Butler's invention uses two batteries...
These ‘Invisible’ Solar Panels Appear Just Like Historic Italian Terracotta Roofs and Can Help Green Historic Buildings
In the historic Italian city of Vicenza, Veneto, a typically-Italian family business of artisans is handmaking not-so-typical solar panels.
Designed to be indistinguishable by the...
Green Comet in the Sky This Week Is Rare ‘Messenger from the Outer Reaches of Our Solar System’
A bright green comet is passing through our solar system and has astrophotographers elated for the chance at a once-in-a-lifetime image.
Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF)...
World’s First Solar Car Goes into Production – a 4 Passenger EV That Can Run on the Sun
The world's first solar car has begun production—a 4-5 passenger EV that hails a new chapter in automotive history.
The Dutch company Lightyear officially commenced...
First 3D Printed Neighborhood is Providing 100 Sturdy Affordable Solar Homes Near Austin For $400K+
Out in Austin, a 3D-printed neighborhood is taking shape, where 100 homes are being simultaneously made to start next year for around 30% less...
Startup is Recycling Solar Panels Turning Waste into Valuable Material
An American firm called Solar Cycle is transforming broken solar panels from landfill waste to valuable raw materials—perfect for making more solar panels.
Copper, aluminum,...
Undersea Cable to Funnel 3 Gigawatts of Solar Energy From Egypt to Power Millions of European Households
Taking advantage of the huge output of solar energy in places neighboring the Sahara Desert, a massive undersea power cable is coming to Europe...
New Solar-Powered Invention Creates Hydrogen Fuel from the Air
A high-tech sponge can absorb water vapor from the air and convert it to pure hydrogen for use in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and...
California Begins Covering Canals with Solar Panels to Fight Drought
State utilities in California are preparing to launch a pilot project to cover California's irrigation canals in solar panels.
The decision was influenced by a...