These "interstellar precursor missions" include a trip to the solar gravitational lens point at 550 AU from the sun—farther than any artificial object has ever been, including Voyager.

Like nuclear fusion, the idea of space-based solar power has always seemed like a futuristic technology with an actual deployment into communities ever remaining a couple of decades away.

Representatives from NASA, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday.

Brace yourselves, Earthlings: NASA, the NOAA, and the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel have officially declared that solar maximum is now underway. What does that mean? Our Sun is reaching the peak of its ...

Every 11 years, the Sun gets very active and the number of sunspots — dark, cooler areas on the Sun — increases dramatically. For centuries, scientists have been counting sunspots to track this ...

Renewable energy production is expanding at an unprecedented pace, led by the rapid rise of solar power, says a new report from the International Energy Agency. At the same time, the world's ...

Canon is set to expand its RF-mount lens line up with three new 'hybrid' lenses for its mirrorless cameras. In a teaser, the camera giant posted a picture (above) of its two existing hybrid lenses ...