A powerful X1.8 solar flare erupted on January 4, 2025, and was recorded at its peak—7:48 a.m. ET—by NOAA’s Solar Ultraviolet ...

This special topic on Solar Energy Meteorology highlights the many variables, including cloudy conditions and energy conversion, that pose significant scientific challenges to solar energy efficiency.

In the Northern Hemisphere (including Scotland) solar panels work best when they face south. This lets them face towards the sun all day. Image caption, A house on the Isle of Mull with solar ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft is on a journey.

Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them ... The year of the aurora borealis in North America This year, the Sun’s ...

Why it's so special: This stunning image shows the sun's corona during two total solar eclipses — on April 20, 2023, and April 8, 2024. The photo, snapped by a team of eclipse-chasing ...

The Parker Solar Probe is attempting the closest ever pass of the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. An image from the Parker ... obstacle is the immense energy required to propel a probe toward ...