Though wildly different in so many ways, Earth and Saturn's moon Titan have something important in common. Among all the ...

We know that the sun has entered its peak phase of activity, called solar maximum. But are we still in it, or is solar maximum already behind us? Let's see what the data has to say. Although we ...

NASA is preparing for the launch of its fifth New Frontiers mission, NF-5, aimed at exploring high-priority scientific targets across the solar system. Expected to be formally announced no earlier ...

Observing an eclipse of the sun is always fascinating, but on March 29, 2025 — when a partial solar eclipse is visible in the Northern Hemisphere — there will be an extra reason to do so.

The Sun is the largest object in the Solar System. The Sun’s huge gravitational field keeps many other objects – planets, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets – in orbit around it. The Sun ...

Solar power is a straightforward process. Photons emitted by the sun are absorbed by semiconductor materials in photovoltaic (PV) cells. This generates a flow of electrons which are converted and ...

The way people think of the Solar System has changed many times throughout history. Before the development of the telescope, these ideas were based on what could be seen with the naked eye.

Missed last night’s lunar eclipse? Unfortunately, you'll have to wait nearly a year for the next one — and for much of Texas and the Eastern U.S., visibility may not be as clear as it was ...