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forbes.com - Jamie Carter - 'Exciting' Earth-Like Planet Found Close To The Solar System
'Exciting' Earth-Like Planet Found Close To The Solar System
Forbes

Astronomers have discovered a new Earth-like exoplanet just 25 light-years from the solar system, offering another promising target in the search for life beyond Earth. The newly identified planet, named GJ 3378b, is a potentially rocky world…

ajc.com - Drew Kann, Kristi Swartz - Coming soon to rural Georgia: Thousands more acres of new solar projects
Coming soon to rural Georgia: Thousands more acres of new solar projects
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

But solar expansion in South Georgia has rankled residents in some areas. Their frustrations have ranged from anger over the tax incentives offered to certain projects to NIMBY-esque aesthetic concerns about acres upon acres of solar panels. In…

sciencedaily.com - This total solar eclipse looked strangely golden - here's why
This total solar eclipse looked strangely golden - here's why
ScienceDaily

Date: August 20, 2026 Source: Summary: Spain's total solar eclipse delivered an unexpected sight: a corona glowing gold instead of its usual pearly white. Because the Sun was setting, its light passed through more atmosphere, while smoke from…

gizmodo.com - Ellyn Lapointe - A 'Hidden' Solar Outburst Just Exposed a Blind Spot in Space-Weather Forecasting
A 'Hidden' Solar Outburst Just Exposed a Blind Spot in Space-Weather Forecasting
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

NASA's Europa Clipper, a spacecraft on its way to conduct the first detailed study of Jupiter's moon Europa, detected something strange on December 19, 2024. It had been about two months since the orbiter launched from Kennedy Space Center, and the…

independent.co.uk - Howard Mustoe - Is solar battery storage worth it? What homeowners need to know
Is solar battery storage worth it? What homeowners need to know
The Independent

Solar panels generate electricity whenever the sun is shining, but that doesn't necessarily coincide with when your household uses the most power. A solar battery can bridge that gap by storing surplus electricity produced during the day so you can…

republicworld.com - Saurav Gupta - PM Surya Ghar Powers India's Solar Revolution Through Digital-First Governance
PM Surya Ghar Powers India's Solar Revolution Through Digital-First Governance
Republic World

India's rooftop solar push is increasingly being powered not just by subsidies and policy support, but by digital-first governance. The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana has enabled more than 50 lakh households to adopt rooftop solar in just over…

universetoday.com - Matthew Williams Matt Williams is a space journalist - Interstellar Travel IV: Solar, Magnetic, & Directed-Energy Sails
Interstellar Travel IV: Solar, Magnetic, & Directed-Energy Sails
Universe Today

Welcome back to our series on Interstellar Travel! In our first installment, we examined attempts to realize nuclear propulsion and how the technology could be used to reach the nearest star. In our second, we examined how fusion power has also…

wral.com - Liz McLaughlin, WRAL Climate Change Reporter - NC school rooftops could generate enough solar power for 150,000 homes, report finds
NC school rooftops could generate enough solar power for 150,000 homes, report finds
WRAL News

North Carolina's public schools could generate enough solar energy from their rooftops to match the annual electricity use of nearly 150,000 homes, according to a new analysis that found much of the state's school rooftop solar potential remains…

gcn.com - Hugo Rojas - Inside the Georgia campus that completes all four solar-panel steps under one roof: 16,700 finished panels ship every single day and no major solar component crosses an ocean
Inside the Georgia campus that completes all four solar-panel steps under one roof: 16,700 finished panels ship every single day and no major solar component crosses an ocean
GCN

Chunks of polysilicon feedstock enter one end of an integrated campus in northwest Georgia. By the time the material leaves the other end, it has been melted, pulled into a crystal log, sliced into wafers, coated into a working cell, and laminated…

bgr.com - Noelle Corbett - These States Generated More Electricity From Solar Than Coal Or Natural Gas For The First Time
These States Generated More Electricity From Solar Than Coal Or Natural Gas For The First Time
BGR

Three U.S. states reached an exciting milestone by generating more electricity from solar panels than any other source for the very first time in their history. According to global clean energy think tank Ember, the states of Maine, Massachusetts…

thehindubusinessline.com - Rhetan TMT starts power generation from solar project
Rhetan TMT starts power generation from solar project
BusinessLine

Rhetan TMT, a leading manufacturer of TMT steel bars, has started power generation from its 1 MW captive ground-mounted solar power project at its manufacturing facility in Gujarat. With the solar power project now operational, the company expects…

marketbeat.com - Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Acquires Shares of 261,578 First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Acquires Shares of 261,578 First Solar, Inc. $FSLR
MarketBeat

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor…

earth.com - Derek Davis - The dawn of artificial photosynthesis: how scientists created an unmanned solar-to-fuel converter that adapts to the weather
The dawn of artificial photosynthesis: how scientists created an unmanned solar-to-fuel converter that adapts to the weather
Earth.com

Sunlight never reaches Earth's surface in a steady rate. Clouds pass, the angle shifts, and the power reaching a panel swings all day long. That instability is a nuisance for electricity. For chemistry it is a much harder problem, because reactions…

marketbeat.com - Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Expected to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday
Canadian Solar (CSIQ) Expected to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday
MarketBeat

Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ - Get Free Report) is anticipated to issue its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Thursday, August 27th. Analysts expect Canadian Solar to announce earnings of ($1.01) per share and revenue of $1.1709 billion for…

electrek.co - Jameson Dow - As US tries to starve Cuba, solar electric garbage trikes offer a lifeline
As US tries to starve Cuba, solar electric garbage trikes offer a lifeline
Electrek

Cuba is struggling with a US-imposed blockade on fuel shipments, which has led to many crises, including a breakdown in garbage collection in Havana. But a tiny startup is stepping up to collect garbage in one neighborhood, using electric…

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