Six planets will stretch across the pre-dawn sky during mid-August, offering early risers a chance to see Mercury, Venus, ...

Did you miss the last planetary parade in June? The next planetary alignment is this weekend. Here's when to watch it ...

Where does the solar system end and interstellar space begin? That's a question scientists have been working to answer using ...

Solar panels are a great addition to homes as they generate renewable electricity even on cloudy days. And when it comes to safety, they are among the most reliable technologies available. This is ...

Bangladeshi researchers modelled a 20.38 MW rooftop solar PV system across Dhaka Metro’s MRT Line 6, showing strong technical ...

Mercury is due to join Venus and Jupiter in the night sky for an uncommon celestial event commonly known as a planet parade. Here's how to catch it.

Last month, Google quietly killed off Google Sky Maps. But there’s still another way to virtually explore most of the solar system a la Google Maps: it’s called Google Maps in Space. Google Maps in ...

Plug-in solar systems are an alternative to large, professionally installed rooftop solar. The US regulatory system for utilities wasn't built for plug-and-play solar setups, so it's taking time for ...

Plug-in panels are getting popular—how do we make sure they’re safe? Dozens of US states are considering legislation to allow people to install plug-in solar systems, often called balcony solar. These ...

Somewhere between 5% and 7% of U.S. households have rooftop solar panels. Many more Americans want them, but high costs, building locations and landlord restrictions are key obstacles. As someone who ...

Scientists are grappling with a cosmic mystery: why does the Universe behave differently on massive scales compared to our own solar system? While distant galaxies reveal clear signs of something ...

Some 4.6 billion years ago, when the solar system was born from a vast cloud that collapsed to form the sun and a surrounding disk of whirling gas, no planets yet orbited our star. Back then, besides ...