An image of the asteroid Bennu from the OSIRIS-REx mission. (Image credit: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona) The near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains stardust that is older than our solar system, as well as organic materials and ices from interstellar space, three fresh studies of the asteroid’s sample materials show. Scientists all over the world have been poring
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) MAUI, HI – AUGUST 25, 2025 — The highest-resolution images of a solar flare captured at the H-alpha wavelength (656.28 nm) ever captured may reshape how we understand the Sun’s magnetic architecture—and improve space weather forecasting. Using the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar
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A high-resolution image of the flare from the Inouye Solar Telescope, taken on August 8, 2024, at 20:12 UT. The image is about 4 Earth-diameters on each side. CREDIT: NSF/NSO/AURA Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Solar flares are a great reminder of our sun’s truly immense
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Astronomers using the Visible Broadband Imager at NSF’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captured dark coronal loop strands with unprecedented clarity during the decay phase of an X1.3-class flare on August 8, 2024. The loops averaged 48.2 km in width — perhaps as thin as 21 km — the smallest coronal loops ever imaged. This
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India’s solar module manufacturing capacity has reached about 100 GW, meeting domestic demand, says SBICAPS. With total capacity rising to 190 GW by March 2027 amid limited export opportunities, the market faces oversupply risks… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/25/indias-solar-module-capacity-hits-100-gw-with-oversupply-risk-by-2027/
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Subsidiaries of Gentari and Gamuda will develop 1.5 GW of solar with battery storage in Malaysia to supply hyperscale data centers under the Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS), supporting the country’s push to expand clean energy and meet rising tech-sector demand… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/25/malaysian-partners-to-develop-1-5-gw-of-solar/
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(Image credit: University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster) Scientists seeking ways to amp up the capabilities of solar power generators have discovered a method that can boost their efficiency by a factor of 15. The breakthrough lies in a unique, laser-etched “black metal” developed by researchers over the past five years , which
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Home » Energy » Helicity Space Designing a Constellation Fusion Power Solar Observation Spacecraft NASA NIAC has funded studying the development of a constellation of spacecraft powered by the Helicity Drive, a compact and scalable fusion propulsion system. In April 2, 2024 Helicity Space had an investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures, the venture capital arm
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Mars’ Valles Marineris stretches nearly a quarter of the way around the planet’s equator. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona) QUICK FACTS What it is: Candor Chasma, a large canyon on Mars Where it is: Valles Marineris, the biggest canyon network in the solar system When it was shared: Aug. 14, 2025 Mars has a huge
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The rapid adoption of solar energy was initially encouraged by the government in power-starved Pakistan, but officials now fear it is spreading too quickly… https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/08/24/pakistan-solar-power-renewable-energy/
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