NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) has flown close enough to the sun to detect the fine structure of the solar wind close to where it is generated at the sun’s surface, revealing details that are lost as ...

Welcome to the Independent’s in-depth Solar Fast review, our top pick for those wanting a speedy solar panel fitter. If you’re interested in generating your own cheap solar power and are ready to ...

A spacecraft plunging into the sun’s atmosphere has revealed the likely source of powerful blasts of plasma in fast solar winds. The solar wind — the steady stream of charged particles flowing from ...

Australian company 5B has developed a hinged, folding solar array for ridiculously quick and easy installation at industrial scale. In May, 5B showed just how quick: a team of 10 covered the area of a ...

Across the country, state leaders are racing to fast-track wind and solar projects before the expiration of federal tax credits to support clean energy. Colorado is directing state agencies to ...

We need to make bigger solar sails from materials that can take high temperatures. Taking high temperatures means the solar sails could fly closer to the sun. If we got four times closer to the sun ...

The Sun’s solar wind is the name for a stream of charged particles which are ejected from the Sun’s corona, with generally two types being distinguished: slow and fast solar winds. The former type ...

Electricity demand could increase up to 16 percent across the United States by 2030, requiring up to a six-fold increase in the pace of building new generation and transmission. Can solar-plus-storage ...

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Across the country, state leaders are racing to fast-track wind and solar projects before the expiration of federal tax credits ...