Researchers used a synthetic version of moon dust to build working solar panels, which could eventually be created within – ...

The same dirt that clings to astronauts' boots may one day keep their lights on. Researchers created solar cells made out of simulated Moon dust. The cells convert sunlight into energy efficiently, ...

Astronomers have discovered two new exoplanets that are similar to other worlds found in the Milky Way, but unlike any in our ...

It's an idea that presents a potential solution for the enormous energy needs as we take tentative steps toward traveling beyond our solar system. If we, or any advanced civilizations that might ...

This cost-efficient and expedited project will be the foundation for further strengthening our solar value chain in the U.S.,” said Lee Woo-hyun, Chairman of OCI Holdings. OCI Holdings had stated in ...

The findings suggest planets in a system 130 light-years away likely built up solid cores before attracting gas, much like our solar system’s gas worlds. Webb’s coronagraphs allow direct atmospheric ...

It’s like a big, thick bubble around our solar system, made of icy, comet-like objects. Credit: NASA The spiral pattern is about 15,000 astronomical units wide, or around 1.4 trillion miles from one ...

Most solar companies set the price according to the solar system's wattage. A solar installation's “cost per watt” is a little like the “price per square foot” when you buy a house.

But given that lunar spacecraft are solar-powered, how do they survive when ... that must battle through the darkness to survive. Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions ...

Scientists have determined that around 14 million years ago, our Solar System traveled through a densely populated galactic region and might have experienced increased interstellar dust, which could ...

New research suggests that a binary pair of Kuiper Belt objects, known as the Altjira system, is actually made up of three separate bodies orbiting one another in a complex triad. This rare ...