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Magnetic Avalanches Ignite Solar Flares, New Solar Orbiter Observations Reveal

Magnetic Avalanches Ignite Solar Flares, New Solar Orbiter Observations Reveal

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New high-resolution observations by ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission show that solar flares are driven by cascading magnetic reconnection events, unleashing vast energy and ‘raining’ plasma blobs across the Sun’s atmosphere. Overview of the impulsive phase of an M-class solar flare, observed by ESA’s Solar Orbiter. Image credit: ESA / Solar Orbiter / Chitta et al., […]

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Detailed View of Solar Flare Birth Caught for the First Time

Detailed View of Solar Flare Birth Caught for the First Time

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The full Nautilus archive • eBooks & Special Editions • Ad-free reading The full Nautilus archive eBooks & Special Editions Ad-free reading For all of its life-sustaining energy, the sun is pretty chaotic. Roiling plasma covers its surface along with fluidic snarls of magnetic fields that birth solar flares. These fiery outbursts occur when opposing

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Scientists achieve 32.6% efficiency in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell via interface engineering

Scientists achieve 32.6% efficiency in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell via interface engineering

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Researchers from KAUST, TU Delft, and LMU Munich have improved the performance of monolithic perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells by modifying the physical structure at the front of the bottom heterojunction solar cell… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/21/scientists-achieve-32-6-efficiency-in-perovskite-silicon-tandem-solar-cell-via-interface-engineering/

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Century-old solar records refine future cycle forecasts

Century-old solar records refine future cycle forecasts

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by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 An international team of astronomers has developed a new way to extract solar polar magnetic information from more than a century of historical observations, improving prospects for predicting future solar cycle activity. The work combines data from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory in India with modern

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Estuary Power completes final phase of Escape solar-plus-storage project in Nevada

Estuary Power completes final phase of Escape solar-plus-storage project in Nevada

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Latest The project is supplying 70MW of solar energy to Overton Power, Caesars Entertainment, and Wynn Las Vegas under long-term PPAs. Image: Estuary Power. Energy generation and storage developer Estuary Power has completed the final phase of construction at its Escape solar project in Lincoln County, Nevada.  Upon completion, the project began delivering 185MW of solar

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US patent office denies challenges to First Solar TOPCon patents

US patent office denies challenges to First Solar TOPCon patents

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Munda Solar sought to challenge First Solar’s patent number 9,666,732, while the other companies challenged patent number 9,130,074. Both relate to methods of manufacturing TOPCon crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells and, according to First Solar, date back to its 2013 acquisition of start-up TetraSun. First Solar’s executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, Jason Dymbort,

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Earth hit by biggest ‘solar radiation storm’ in 23 years, triggering Northern Lights as far as Southern California

Earth hit by biggest ‘solar radiation storm’ in 23 years, triggering Northern Lights as far as Southern California

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A geomagnetic storm starting on Monday (Jan. 19) has painted widespread aurora displays across the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in Europe. (This photo was captured in China’s Heilongjiang Province.) (Image credit: Chi Shiyong/VCG via Getty Images) A “severe” and record-breaking geomagnetic storm rocked Earth’s magnetic shield last night, shortly after the sun unleashed a powerful X-class

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