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Imagine just how much money you can save by generating your own electricity through solar power.
Final Solar Eclipse of the Decade Will Create 'Ring of Fire' on December 26
The annular solar eclipse will pass over parts of Africa, Asia and Australia, but stargazers across the world can watch the event via livestream.
Solar Mystery Starts to Unravel With 'Tadpole' Jets
The jets were recorded coming from sunspots—temporary regions on the Sun with reduced surface temperatures.
'Oumuamua: 'Alien Spaceship' Has the Media All Fired Up
What really lies at the heart of this complicated and popular topic is evidence.
Earth's Magnetic Field 'Once on the Brink of Collapse'
The strength of our planet's magnetic field was 10 times lower than it is today.
Earth Just Made Its Closest Approach to the Sun
Earth reached perihelion, the point at which the sun is closest to Earth, at 2:19 a.m. ET on January 3.
Enormous 'Solar Prominence' Seen on Surface of the Sun
The prominence was about 10 times the diameter of Earth.
All the Bees Fell Silent During the Total Solar Eclipse
Report reveals how bees responded to the eclipse—with just one single buzz during the darkest moments.
NASA Probe 'Is Like Sticking a Thermometer in the Sun'
The Parker Solar Probe will zoom toward the sun at speeds of up to 430,000 miles per hour, making it the fastest spacecraft ever flown.
A Solar Storm Is Headed for Earth
Solar winds can impact power grids, GPS and even animal migration.
August Eclipse Created 'Bow Waves' in the Atmosphere
The event in the Earth's upper atmosphere had been theorized before, but never detected.
Exploding Plasma Sheets Could Explain Solar Flares
While scientists had suspected plasma sheets were unstable, no one had ever managed to characterize that instability until now.
Doctors Can Now See Eye Damage From Staring at Eclipse
"It's like the eclipse shape was burned into her retina," a doctor said about one patient.
Could a Russian Financier Find Alien Life Before NASA?
Saturn's Enceladus has become a prime search location for alien life as potentially habitable waters appear to flow beneath its icy crust.
'Living' Solar Panels Can Be Printed Onto Wallpaper
The solar panels use tiny organisms to photosynthesize sunlight, converting it into energy.
Smart Greenhouses Generate Solar Power and Grow Crops
Tomatoes required 5 percent less water.
Can See-Through Solar Panels Replace Fossil Fuels?
A new generation of see-through solar cell technology could harvest energy from building and car windows as well as cell phones.
Elon Musk Says He Can Fix Puerto Rico's Energy Crisis
If Puerto Rico takes Tesla up on the offer it could stop power outages and save 78 million gallons of fuel per year.
No, the Solar Eclipse Did Not Cause These Hurricanes
But solar eclipses have been known to affect temperature and wind.
These TV Shows Episodes Feature a Total Solar Eclipse
A total solar eclipse on "The Simpsons" once brought "Star Trek's" Leonard Nimoy to Springfield.
Cloud Cover Threatens Views of Solar Eclipse
Some parts of the country will be luckier than others when the solar eclipse occurs Monday.
The Solar Eclipse Explained By Ivanka Trump With A Map
The first daughter is among those looking forward to Monday's event.
Solar Eclipse Means Disaster for Trump: Astrologers
"There's this symbolism that's built in with eclipses about...things coming to a close," says one astrologer.
China Creates Solar Farm in Shape of Giant Panda
Panda Green Energy hopes the fun design will get children interested in renewable energy.
The Solar Energy Revolution Has Arrived
Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement makes it more likely the solar Silicon Valley will be located overseas.
Solar-Powered Hospitals Aim to Save Lives in Syria
After six years of conflict in Syria, major sections of the electrical grid have been destroyed, but the country is rich in solar energy.
Israeli 'Solar-Power' Tree Gives Charge to French Town
The Sologic eTree was 'planted' in the small French town of Nevers on Sunday.