The Sun has captivated humanity for millennia. And yet, despite being our closest star, studying it is not easy. Its blinding brilliance long defied detailed study. But over the centuries, astronomers ...

A narrow-band image of the sun at a wavelength of λ=588.9nm - that of a well known solar sodium line also known as the "NaD line." The image was acquired during recent first light efforts with the VTF ...

Research on organic solar cells has been conducted for a long time. Recent advancements in understanding their molecular structures are now paving the way for the development of highly efficient solar ...

A groundbreaking advancement in solar observation has been achieved with the installation of a new 8K camera system at the Vacuum Tower Telescope (VTT) located at the Observatorio del Teide on ...

NASA’s twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatories mission, known as STEREO, successfully launched Wednesday at 8:52 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. STEREO’s nearly identical ...

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $6 million NASA, 18-month contract to perform design and risk reduction for the agency’s Solar Imaging Suite (SIS). The SIS is a diverse set of operational ...

Researchers from the Netherlands’ Utrecht University and EKO Instruments Europe developed a novel machine learning and all-sky imaging-based short-term solar irradiance forecasting. The model is based ...

A new 3D electrical imaging method shows how passivation reduces defects in perovskite solar cells, clarifying charge transport and stability limits. (Nanowerk News) Perovskite solar cells have ...

A narrow-band image of the Sun at a wavelength of λ=588.9nm - that of a well known solar sodium line also known as the “NaD line.” The image was acquired during recent first light efforts with the VTF ...