When our planet and the incoming sunlight align just right, stunning phenomena such as rainbows and halos can occur. More ...

Earth's atmosphere is much more sensitive to ripples of radiation from the sun than scientists previously believed, new ...

The Earth's radiation budget—the delicate balance between incoming solar energy and outgoing radiation—plays a critical role ...

Air pollution from sustained fossil fuel use can intercept incoming solar radiation, preventing it from reaching the Earth's surface, said Martin Wild, a professor at the Swiss Federal Institute ...

SINGAPORE, May 7 (Reuters) - Solar panel makers in Laos and Indonesia, mostly owned by Chinese firms, boosted their share in the U.S. market after steep tariffs hit exports from other Southeast ...

New research reveals how Saharan dust impacts solar energy generation in Europe. Dust from North Africa reduces photovoltaic (PV) power output by scattering sunlight, absorbing irradiance, and ...

These charged protons mostly come from the sun in the form of the solar wind and remain trapped by Earth's magnetic field in pockets known as the Van Allen radiation belts. The measurements ...

Doing so will help experts gain a better understanding of the sun’s dynamic and complex behaviors, particularly the powerful particles, solar energy, and stellar radiation it ejects across the ...

Solar energy continues to grow as more installations take place. A new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) says the US solar energy industry installed 50 gigawatts of direct ...

The U.S. imposed sky-high tariffs on solar imports from four countries, but it’s unclear if they will be enough to fight back Chinese competitors. By Claire Brown The U.S. Department of Commerce ...

The Tesla Solar Roof tiles are still alive, but the product is on the back burner at Tesla as it failed to achieve its promises. When launching the solar roof in 2016, CEO Elon Musk presented it ...