Using ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, astronomers from Stanford University and elsewhere have conducted deep X-ray observations ...

Germany should give priority to consumers over wind and solar farms for future grid connections, the chief of Europe's ...

It was 1981. Inflation was close to 10% — and hit 13.5% a year earlier. Wages weren’t keeping up. The economy was stagnating ...

Experts explain that the predicted 60% drop refers to the difference in amplitude between solar cycles. Photo credit: Kokoulina/Shutterstock Research led by Professor Valentina Zharkova has raised ...

The same active region of the sun that produced stunning auroras that were visible as far south as Mexico earlier this week has erupted again. On Friday the sun released a powerful, X4.0-class solar ...

For a long stretch of time, scientists were under the impression that our star was slowly entering hibernation. Known as the "deep solar minimum," this period started in the 1980s and ended in 2008.

There are many things with spots: Dalmatians, leopards, ladybugs, overripe bananas, and guys with bald spots are all great examples. Another thing with spots is the Sun! That's right! The Sun, as it ...

The intensity of the Sun’s activity ebbs and flows across years, but also across decades—a behavior that scientists haven’t quite figured out yet. At the turn of the 21 st century, astrophysicists ...

The Sun — usually so predictable — is exhibiting some surprising behavior and that has scientists very intrigued. Astronomers had predicted that our host star was entering a period of relative quiet ...

The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space weather and technology on Earth, NASA announced this week. A new research, ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A new solar array that will power all of Grand Rapids’ municipal buildings, traffic signals and streetlights during the daytime is expected to be operational by the end of 2027, ...