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You'll Never Guess How Ancient Cultures Explained Eclipses

While modern science and astronomy can easily explain what happens during a solar or a lunar eclipse, many ancient cultures had to come up with their own explanations for such peculiar natural phenomena.

Do Solar Panels Work On Cloudy Days?

So you've gotten ahead of the times and installed solar panels on your roof. You reaped the benefits all summer long and even managed to collect a little revenue from producing more energy than you consumed.

This Solar Car Can Drive 450 Miles on a Single Charge

As early as the mid-1800's people were anxious about the idea that we will one day run out of fuel, and the first solar panel was installed on a New York roof in 1884.

Can Solar Panels Increase the Value of Your Home?

Of course, the initial investment is significant, but solar panels pay the investment back in 6 to 10 years.

Get Ready to Drive the World’s First Solar-Powered Car

A Dutch solar electric vehicle (SEV) startup called Lightyear just unveiled the production-ready design of their new car, the Lightyear 0. This sleek futuristic-looking vehicle promises to keep you on the road for seven months without a charge.

The Solar System Can Be a Funny Place Too – 15 Comics

Learning about the solar system in our school days was fun but also quite challenging. Those school books, after all, had tons of information about the universe with some rather drab illustrations. But outer space can be a fun place, too.

This New Solar Still Design Might Mean Clean Water For All

Researchers at the State University of New York have created a portable solar still, which is a technology that will allow people to generate their own drinking water much like they generate energy with solar panels. Solar stills have actually been around for millennia.

Science Lesson: 10 Fiery Facts About the Sun You Must Know

The Sun makes up 99.85% of the mass of the Solar System The Sun is easily the largest object in the Solar System. It makes up more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System (while Jupiter comprises most of the rest). The Sun’s mass is almost 330,000 times greater than that of Earth.

Winners of the 2014 Astronomy Photography Competition

exceptional, truly our universe is amazing, and I'm delighted to share these with you: Overall Winner: Aurora Over a Glacier Lagoon by James Woodend Runner-Up: Wind Farm Star Trails by Matt James Deep Space Winner: Horsehead Nebula by Bill Snyder Deep Space Runner-Up: Helix Nebula by David Fitz-Henry Our Solar

Astrophotography: The Perfect Blend of Art and Science

The goal of the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition is to use these powerful photographs of space to engage the public with the big questions science is trying to answer, from the inner workings of a galaxy to how our Solar System came to be,” said the judge and astronomer