Recreating artificial solar eclipses in space could help astronomers decipher the inner workings of our sun much quicker than ...

Grades 9-12 Learn about the cause of sunburns, in this video from NOVA’s Gross Science series. Sunlight is made up of many types of radiation: infrared, visible, and ultraviolet (UV). UV radiation can ...

Summer vacation is a time for fun and play, but can also be a time for learning. Parents have the added benefit of teaching ...

A fascinating glimpse into how a solar system like our own is born has been revealed with the detection of planet-forming ...

The Kopernik Observatory and Science Center launching its summer camp programs, this week kicking off the 8 week program, ...

The newest, hottest power couple doesn’t live in Hollywood. It’s actually the marriage of solar panels and water reservoirs: Known as floating photovoltaics, or floatovoltaics, the devices bob ...

The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Solar Orbiter is out of alignment with the rest of the Solar System. And that’s a good thing. By orbiting the Sun outside of the Solar System’s orbital plane, the ...

In the process, we can say goodbye to Mercury for sure, Venus most likely, and probably even Earth. But this assumes that nothing affects the Solar System in the meantime, and that is not a certainty.

Heavenly questions China extends its reach into the Solar System with launch of asteroid mission Tianwen-2 will first return samples from an asteroid, then explore a mysterious comet-like object.

A new large object, 2017 OF201, was discovered far beyond Neptune. Its orbit is extremely elongated and takes 25,000 years to complete. 2017 OF201's size challenges ideas about a ninth planet in ...

Aligning floating photovoltaic solar energy expansion with waterbird conservation. Nature Water, 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s44221-025-00429-4 ...

This difference "doesn't mean it's not there, but it means it's not Planet Nine," Brown told Science. "I don't think this planet would have any of the effects on the solar system that we think we ...