Solar radiation warms and illuminates our planet. It is the primary driver behind the movement of clouds and wind, helps keep us warm, and governs activity through daily and seasonal cycles. However, ...

A solar storm is a catchall term that describes any disturbance in the sun that involves the violent ejection of solar material into space. This can come in the form of coronal mass ejections, where ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The northern lights are pictured over Portsall in western France on January 19. - Oscar Chuberre/AFP/Getty Images Powerful solar ...

On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth ...

Researchers have developed a solar cell system that uses mirrors to concentrate solar energy. In addition to electricity, it produces heat for a plant that will capture carbon from industrial ...

European regulators issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive grounding specific Airbus A319, A320, and A321 aircraft after an "uncommanded and limited pitch down" incident on a JetBlue flight, ...

Which way the wind blows in space has new importance for astronaut safety at the Moon. Using data from several NASA missions, scientists discovered that wind created by high-speed particles from the ...

Community solar company Perch Energy today announced the acquisition of Solstice, a customer acquisition and management ...

The city-owned utility wants to add 50 megawatts to the program. It's asking for bids offering "solutions that can be ...