If you’ve ever wondered just how big our solar system really is -- now you can walk it. Lake George High School students have ...

From Generac and Kohler to Cummins and Briggs & Stratton, these are the generator brands experts recommend for reliable backup power when the grid goes down.

Charles Ross spent 50 years building “Star Axis,” a naked-eye observatory in New Mexico. Now his masterwork is ready. How to share it with a changed world?

Just because you probably shouldn’t make a DIY X-ray machine, doesn’t mean nobody would. [mircemk] shows off his DIY unit, ...

The fourth chapter of the Building Airtopia series shows how Airtopia expanded beyond Oklahoma, applying its operating model in a new state while continuing to invest in innovation, hospitality, and ...

In a post on Reddit, a homeowner said a spare Titan HD capacitor they already had on hand proved useful at exactly the right moment. Photo Credit: Reddit After they "woke up, hot, and heard the ...

About a month ago, [Greenhill Forge] built a few solar panels to collect energy from the sun. Unlike solar photovoltaics, which turn sunlight directly into electricity, these were designed to ...

Science has discovered around 6,000 planets, and this is the first one, other than Earth, that is rocky and has an atmosphere ...

Solar panels have become an increasingly attractive investment for UK homeowners looking to cut their electricity bills and reduce their exposure to unpredictable energy prices. The Ofgem energy price ...

A panel can still be generating electricity while a damaged-looking area causes trouble. If one cell or section of a module ...

One person's effort to make their dad's DIY solar setup safer shows how quickly a money-saving home energy project can become ...