You could get more opportunities to see supercharged auroras over the next few months, thanks to our very active sun. Solar activity waxes and wanes on an 11-year cycle. The current cycle, known as ...

In a major breakthrough for the solar industry, Heliene will make solar panels using SOLARCYCLE‘s ultra-low carbon solar glass made of recycled solar panel materials. The North American solar panel ...

Flares and sunspots have been more frequent than predicted in the current solar cycle, offering an optimistic outlook for auroras in the next few years. The sun rises through wispy clouds formed by ...

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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Washington, has set a goal for solar to provide 30 percent of U.S. electricity generation by 2030. For that to happen, the U.S. will need to add nearly ...

Every morning, astronomer Steve Padilla takes a short walk from his home to the base of a tower that soars 150 feet above the ground. Tucked in the San Gabriel Mountains, about an hour’s drive north ...