Both China and Australia have rare earth reserves. But 90% of rare earth refining – which makes them usable in technology – ...

The telescope has been installed with the world's largest spectro-polarimeter, the Visible Tunable Filter (VTF).

The image was captured by the world's most powerful solar telescope, which takes 2D snapshots of the sun at specific ...

Apr. 9, 2025 — Engineers have hit the trifecta of sustainability technology: A group has developed a low-cost method to produce carbon-free 'green' hydrogen via solar-powered electrolysis of ...

Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

Scientists know of over a dozen planets that orbit twin stars like the fictional "Star Wars" desert planet Tatooine. More ...

New research suggests meteor showers are so unpredictable due to the Sun’s own motion around the solar‑system barycenter.

Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? Researchers show that this is not due to the random pull of the planets, but rather the ...

Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD) is hosting its Energy Block Party from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at ...

Patrick M. Shober, NASA (THE CONVERSATION) Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites – ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through ...

Researchers suggest Alpha Centauri may be the origin of millions of interstellar objects now in our solar system, some possibly even reaching Earth, though harmlessly, highlighting the interconnected ...

The public is invited to join the celebration of Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m. in Musser Public Library Room 301, where the topic will be solar energy and transmission. The event is ...