Kevin McCartney has overseen the Maine Solar System Model since its creation in 1999. He says the model stretches nearly 160 ...

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In a major milestone in the search for life on other planets, astronomers have detected, for the first time, an atmosphere ...

For a decade, it was a better deal to own, not lease, rooftop solar panels. The end of solar tax credits for homeowners may flip that on its head. New subscription offerings are making solar more like ...

While life on Mars (and Venus) has long been an obsession for those wondering if we're alone, there are other places in our solar system that could support life in some form. This artist's concept ...

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 ...

Astronomers have spotted something surprising in the far outer Solar System—a faint, short-lived atmosphere clinging to a tiny icy world that shouldn’t be able to hold one at all. The object, called ...

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 ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

Planets around other stars can help answer one of the greatest mysteries: How did we get here? How did the spinning disk of material left behind by our sun’s birth form our planet and its seven ...

A replica of the spacecraft at the center of the groundbreaking, award-winning NASA mission that “touched the Sun” is now on public display. A full-scale model of Parker Solar Probe — the ...