Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

NASA has explored the space beyond Earth and our solar system with spacecraft like Voyagers 1 and 2, and how we’ve discovered thousands of exoplanets with space telescopes like Kepler and TESS. Credit ...

Out of all the planets in the Universe, Earth is clearly the best for life, right? Wrong. Earth may be great, but scientists ...

Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...

Chancellor, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, Prof. Christian Anieke, has urged Nigerian scientists to seek ways to overcome the challenges of solar energy storage and high cost of acquiring solar ...

Kepler’s mission was to see how many planets ... it will probe the formation of stars, galaxies, and solar systems that could support life. Photograph by Chris Gunn, NASA “I haven’t gotten ...

Dec. 6, 2024 — A new study shows the benefits of coordinating the siting of solar farms, wind farms, and storage systems, taking into account local and temporal variations in wind, sunlight ...

If a star orbits a black hole, it will appear from a distance to be orbiting empty space. Gaia projects the star’s orbit on a ...

Scientists work to define a “habitable zone,” which means that if it’s too close to a star, the water heats and evaporates, and too far, it freezes. Also, the atmospheric conditions need to be just ...

Many a sailor was too afraid to venture away from the known sea routes for fear of these monsters. People also believed that the earth was the centre of the solar system, until this myth that was ...

Here’s how it works. The best solar lights will keep your backyard or porch lit once the sun goes down. If you enjoy relaxing in the backyard or hosting evening gatherings, solar lights can add ...