After forming, the vortices head toward the poles in a tightening ring, shedding vortices as the circle closes, eventually leaving only a pair of vortices directly abutting the poles before they ...

Whether discovering exoplanets or measuring the size of an asteroid, cubesats are affordable throughout the space community, even to small startup, private companies and university laboratories ...

But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. Around our solar system, violent eruptions are shaping distant worlds. Discover the explosive forces that helped create ...

Narrator: Serious scientists, like myself, believe our solar system was formed by the collapse of a giant cloud of gas and rock and is held together by the gravitational pull of the Sun.

US News and World Report recently named Aroostook’s Maine School of Science and Mathematics one of the best high schools in the country ...

Solar-Powered Desalination System Requires No Extra Batteries Oct. 8, 2024 — Engineers built a solar-powered desalination system that produces large quantities of clean water despite variations ...

A residential solar system from one of our top providers costs between $20,000 and $36,000. Eighty-five percent of respondents in our June 2024 survey of 1,000 homeowners with solar systems said ...

Solar monitoring systems track panel performance to maximize energy production and identify issues quickly. Common types include built-in, provider-installed and aftermarket monitors. Solar ...

Solar batteries remove this limitation, providing an energy storage system you can count on during cloudy days and nighttime. Solar batteries are generally worth it for homeowners living in areas ...

Solar panels typically last 25-30 years. First, consider your average household energy needs. This tells you how big of a system you need. If you’re prone to regular power outages, a solar ...

offers a direct reduction in taxes owed as an incentive for installing a new solar energy system. Per the Inflation Reduction Act, the ITC is 30% of the solar system cost until 2033 and will ...

While solar PV systems can be fixed to already existing structures, larger utility-scale PV systems may require up to 3.5 to 10 acres per megawatt and CSP facilities require anywhere from 4 to 16. ...