Star formation in the early universe was a vigorous process that created gigantic stars. Called Population III stars, these giants were massive, extremely luminous stars that lived short lives ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — Radiation testing suggests that solar cells made from carbon-based, or organic, materials could outperform conventional silicon and gallium arsenide for generating electricity in ...

The Tokamak, sometimes known as the “artificial Sun,” has the potential to completely transform the way energy is produced. This extraordinary achievement is upending our preconceived notions about ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

On Jan. 15, the sun will oppose Mars retrograde, triggering a cosmic standoff between your ego and your emotions. This is the kind of transit that could make you feel like you’re caught in a tug ...

For example, we do now know that habitable environments are very common in the universe. It is reasonable to generalize from here to a truly gargantuan number of habitable environments across the ...

The reversal could actually have a beneficial effect on Earth. The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. The sun undergoes such a reversal every 11 years ...

For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don't go looking for it -- the flickering star is 2.2 million ...

An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope as it orbits the sun in our solar system ... might not have broken our understanding of the universe, after all. Previously, astronomers used ...

The Sun has just dropped its latest album. With all the boiling and bubbling gases, our closest star is a seriously noisy place. But you’ll never be able to ‘hear’ it because space is a ...