Ascent Solar Technologies announced its collaboration with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and Glenn Research Center to enhance capabilities for receiving beamed power using its CIGS photovoltaic ...

But it shouldn't unduly affect mission operations, according to the agency. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's ...

A NASA spacecraft made history and is safe after making the closest-ever approach to the sun. On Tuesday, the Parker Solar Probe hurtled through the sizzling solar atmosphere and passed within a ...

For the first time in the history of solar observation, NASA has made the Sun’s invisible magnetic behavior visible. Using ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. NASA has released the first look at its Advanced Composite Solar ...

A NASA spacecraft erected a large, foil solar sail in orbit around Earth last week, after a failed attempt days earlier. However, subsequent observations of the spacecraft show it is "tumbling or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured the moon ...

NASA’s ACS3 (Advanced Composite Solar Sail System) is currently fully deployed in low Earth orbit, and stargazers can spot it if they know what to look for. It’s actually one of the brightest things ...

IBM Corp. said today it’s teaming up with experts from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to create an artificial intelligence model that can provide an early warning about solar flares ...

Today's solar flare forecasting is pretty straightforward. Earth has several instruments pointed at the sun that monitor it, and when a solar flare erupts, NOAA predicts whether it'll hit Earth and ...

The Sun’s most complex mysteries could soon be solved thanks to artificial intelligence. On August 20, IBM and NASA announced the launch of Surya, a foundation model for the sun. Having been trained ...