Earth may not be swallowed by our dying sun after all, study finds

For a long time, Earth’s ending seemed settled. In about five billion years, the sun will swell into a giant, the inner Solar ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

NASA’s New Horizons may be approaching one of the solar system’s most mysterious frontiers

New forecasts are helping scientists pinpoint one of the most elusive locations in space: the outer boundary of the Sun’s ...
WABI-TV

Maine’s Solar System Model expands

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine (WAGM) - Aroostook County’s iconic Maine Solar System Model is about to get even bigger. Two new dwarf planet models are being added to the roadside attraction that has ...
Nature

The importance of boundary evolution for solar-wind modelling

The solar wind is a continual outflow of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun’s upper atmosphere—the corona—that expands to fills the solar system. Variability in the near-Earth solar-wind ...

How solar wind forecasting will help define heliosphere's boundaries

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are using a solar wind forecasting method combined with analytic and numerical ...
WBUR

Maine Solar System Model adds dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake

For the first time since 2008, two new planets are being added to one of northern Maine's most famous — and scientifically accurate — roadside attractions. Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the ...
pv magazine International

Solargis says solar’s next challenge is not just hardware, but data

As PV projects move into more complex terrain, hybrid configurations and grid-supporting roles, Solargis sees higher-resolution meteorological data, physical modelling and quality-controlled AI as ...
pv magazine International

Solar geometry-based model to assess performance of bifacial PV systems

Scientists in India utilized solar geometry to create a novel energy estimation model that reportedly accurately predicts both the front and back irradiance of bifacial PV modules. The model achieved ...