Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in ...

The solar system is a region of space, and all of the objects contained within which are gravitationally bound to the sun. This means all the planets and moons, all of the asteroids and comets ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - though they concluded that all of them are too hot to harbor life, much ...

Most solar companies set the price according to the solar system's wattage. A solar installation's “cost per watt” is a little like the “price per square foot” when you buy a house.

The European Space Agency’s Plato mission, to be launched in 2026, is designed to find planets further from their stars. This should produce many more planets in their habitable zones, and should ...

The partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, will be seen from North America, Europe, Russia and parts of Africa. Although it won't be as spectacular as North America's April 2024 total solar ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Perovskite solar cells could last ten times longer thanks to new research, which suggests alumina nanoparticles significantly enhance the lifespan and stability of these high ...

Solar panels can save money on electric bills, but a solar panel system requires a steep upfront investment — $30,000 for the average system including installation ...

Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ...

The planets are all too hot for life as we know it, but astronomers haven’t given up searching for more planets in Barnard's Star's habitable zone. Scientists have confirmed the existence of ...

Within our galaxy, SPHEREx will search for reservoirs of water frozen on the surface of interstellar dust grains in large clouds of gas and dust that give rise to stars and planets. It will look ...

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