We live on a solar-powered planet. As we wake up in the morning, the Sun peeks over the horizon to shed light on us, blanket us with warmth and provide cues to start our day. At the same time, our Sun ...

Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol. 7, No. 3 (1993), pp. 117-121 (5 pages) The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possibility of designing low-cost, versatile amorphous and crystalline ...

Researchers have pioneered an innovative method using helioseismology to measure the solar radiative opacity under extreme ...

Although an accurate assessment of solar resources is key to ensuring the reliability of an energy yield assessment, most studies rely exclusively on satellite irradiation data. Solar developers ...

Scientists at NASA’s Langley Research Center have completed a first attempt to accurately calculate the level of damaging radiation flight crews and passengers are exposed to on commercial airline ...

Research links solar activity-driven disturbances in Earth's magnetic field to increased heart attack risk, especially in ...

June 11 (UPI) --To protect astronauts and satellites from dangerous and disruptive solar radiation, space weather forecasters need to pay closer attention to the speed of solar eruptions as they ...

Based on the long-term Potsdam radiation time series, researchers have shown that variations in the intensity of sunlight over decades are down to ultra-fine, human-made dirt particles in the ...