The bottom of the world is set to be front and center for a partial solar eclipse. Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of Australia are in prime position as ...

When Terrence Dwyer received a knock on his door and a flyer for a solar panel system small enough to fit on his deck, he was quickly sold. Solar systems that plug into regular wall outlets have been ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with astronomer David Jewitt about what we can learn from the third interstellar object to have entered our solar system, a comet-like object known as 3I/ATLAS. A remarkable ...

The Anchor Center for Blind Children, Colorado’s only nonprofit dedicated to serving young children who are blind or visually impaired, has taken a major step toward sustainability and financial ...

Logan Becker loves his song — it was written just for him. Logan has a rare connective tissue disorder, and in 2020, when he was 9, he received his personalized, upbeat anthem from the Songs of Love ...

Installing home solar used to come with a big upfront cost. Palmetto's LightReach program is flipping the script — homeowners can now pay a monthly low rate for the energy while the company handles ...

PRESQUE ISLE, 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 inspired ...

In the dark, icy outskirts of our solar system—far beyond Neptune’s orbit—astronomers have discovered a cosmic oddball that appears to be locked in an unusual gravitational dance with the eighth ...

Astronomers have found that a weird space rock at the edge of the solar system is locked in a rhythmic dance with Neptune. The object, designated 2020 VN40, is part of a family of distant solar system ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system.

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