A coronal mass ejection, or CME, is a massive cloud of solar plasma and magnetic field that can be hurled into space ...

A new study suggests lunar soil contains elements that solar wind transported to the moon from Earth’s atmosphere, solving a ...

What would happen when the Sun releases a burst of energy at the Earth and thousands and thousands of satellites are in the ...

For how long can the Earth support complex life before entering an irreversible zone from an environmental perspective?

By tracing solar flare gamma rays, scientists gain new insight into particle behavior that shapes space weather forecasts.

“This is the longest continuous series of images ever created for a single active region: It’s a milestone in solar physics,” ...

A U.S. startup called Overview Energy successfully carried out a wireless power-beaming test using a moving aircraft in ...

At 4:56 a.m. EST (0956 GMT) on Feb. 17, the moon will begin to turn the sun into an impressive "ring of fire" during an ...

Solar-powered charging could make electric vehicles affordable and practical across Africa sooner than many experts expected.

In a development straight out of an iconic science fiction novel, laser beams from the Sun sent directly to Earth may be the ...

In general, solar PV deposited on glass is significantly more efficient than thin film, but this is the price you pay for off-world deployments. Paul Warley, CEO of Colorado-based Ascent Solar, told ...

In the bigger picture, "down" could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.