Solar eclipses occur when the moon gets between Earth and the sun. This causes the moon to cast a shadow onto Earth. A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, but different factors ...

Sunspot AR3256 erupted with an X1.2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...

Flickering, invisible “loops” in the sun’s atmosphere appear to warn of larger solar flares to come, a new analysis finds. The discovery could help scientists better predict space weather ...

Scientists have long struggled to accurately predict solar flares, but a recent breakthrough using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has uncovered a promising new sign: flickering coronal loops. These ...

A blood moon lunar eclipse in September would top this year’s celestial events, although the Geminid meteor shower would also be a sight to behold, the Taipei Astronomical Museum said. The total lunar ...

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Jan. 30, 2025 — Flexible perovskite solar cells are promising for lightweight and versatile applications but their sensitivity to humidity and temperature poses a challenge to long-term durability.

15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System ... in Jupiter's polar haze, visible only at UV wavelengths ...

Researchers have made a potentially crucial breakthrough in solar science that could help predict solar flares with greater ...

The northern lights may be visible in portions of Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday nights, according to the NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. The SWPC's forecast indicates that aurora borealis ...

A small telescope, however, will begin to reveal these ice giants at the edge of the solar system as tiny disks ... Yet here they are, all visible at once from our little perch on Earth.