From Youtube, "The sun. Smooth and round and peaceful. Except when it suddenly vomits radiation and plasma in random directions. These solar flares and coronal mass ejections, or CMEs can hit earth and... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 1 month ago • 131 views • 9:43

Writing in the Geophysical Research Letters, NASA says a review of Voyager 2’s old data from 1986 showed that Uranus vented a giant blob of gas into space. This pocket of ionized gas, a plasma structure... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 months 1 week ago • 1,098 views • 6:40

YouTube description: The history of the Earth from its formation to present day, covering major events throughout its 4-billion-year history. Estimates of average temperature, atmospheric composition,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 months 3 weeks ago • 801 views • 11:36

(H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 9 months 4 weeks ago • 265 views • 11:39

YouTube description: More Detailed Interviews here: Dr. Angela Olinto https://youtu.be/8S9iKtI_DGQ Felipe Ruiz https://youtu.be/JtLi6tZzsgA Dr. Tony Case https://youtu.be/m3GKfvPc2ns... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 10 months 2 weeks ago • 565 views • 13:50

YouTube description: In the last 20 years it's been surprisingly common for space probes to end missions early because reaction wheels have failed, moreover there's been a large number of failures associated... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 10 months 3 weeks ago • 563 views • 7:10

How the Sun affects the Earth.

posted by bobknight33 2 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 98 views • 4:19

This video is about using particle accelerators as part of the solar panel silicon wafer manufacturing process. The accelerators embed protons into the wafer crystals, allowing them to break and separate... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 568 views • 3:42

Too bad the eclipse is happening in the middle of MY night! YouTube: Please SHARE so people know what to look for on Eclipse Day! (NOTE: Be sure to get the correct app! There are two. You want actual... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 2 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 346 views • 2:49

YT: A total eclipse of the sun is an awe-inspiring sight, but throughout history it has also inspired scientific research. Studying eclipses has led to discoveries about the composition of the sun, the... continue reading

posted by Fantomas 2 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 41 views • 4:29

A more light hearted episode. On that solar eclipse hype train. I've never been so excited to literally not see something. Btw before someone's who's played aged of mythology chimes in, Mercury is a Roman... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 304 views • 3:20

YouTube: Infinitesimally small quantum dots can turn a window into a see-through solar panel!

posted by PlayhousePals 2 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 616 views • 2:20

Tesla will begin delivering its first solar roof tiles this summer at a price point that could expand the U.S. solar market. Bloomberg's Tom Randall explains how the tiles work, how they're priced and... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 2 months ago • 619 views • 2:56

YouTube: May 23rd, 1967 could have been the beginning of the end - all thanks to the sun.

posted by PlayhousePals 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 172 views • 4:34

Join the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Powerwall 2 is a battery for homes and small businesses that stores the sun’s energy and delivers clean, reliable electricity when the sun isn’t... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 8 months 1 week ago • 277 views • 19:04

In the Aljarafe region of Spain, there's PS10 and PS20: concentrated solar power towers. They're huge towers surrounded by heliostats: movable mirrors that track the sun and reflect its light onto a giant... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 3 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 437 views • 2:42

"It has the most hilarious name out any planet in our solar system, but there's more to Uranus 'dan dis'. It had plenty of rings surrounding it and is the 7th planet from the Sun. Learn all you need to... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 10 months ago • 13 views • 3:50