Tag: Solar
Mars: large quantities of water discovered under the largest canyon in the solar system
There should be no water on the surface of Mars at the equator, and very little there just below that surface. And yet the instruments of the Exomars mission say…
Strange interactions with solar winds detected on a Mars moon
The Mars Express probe, orbiting the Red Planet since 2003, observed the reflection of charged particles contained in solar winds during two flyovers of the moon Phobos. The European Space…
A first in history! NASA’s spacecraft Parker Solar Probe ‘touched’ the Sun
According to the news on NASA’s website, a spacecraft has come so close to the Sun for the first time in history, with the Parker Solar Probe flying through the…
The crystals contained in certain meteorites would be the key to understanding the origins of the Solar System
A team of researchers from the University of Chicago has focused on the study of meteorites enclosing small silicate balls. These elements could allow us to learn more about the…
The protective bubble of the Solar System, the heliosphere, would be shaped by the Universe
The heliosphere is that kind of bubble that protects our entire Solar System from cosmic radiation. And for a long time, astronomers have sought to characterize it. Today, they show…
Relive the total solar eclipse that took place on the other side of the world on Saturday
It is with the approach of the solstice, at the heart of a polar day during which the Sun never sets, that Antarctica has just experienced a total eclipse. A…
Total solar eclipse visible from the southern Atlantic Ocean and over the Antarctic continent
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Terracotta solar tiles that respect the architecture of buildings
Combining renewable energy production and preservation of the regional style is sometimes problematic. To reconcile the two, Edilians offers red photovoltaic tiles. Compatible with all the tiles on the market,…
This hot water tank stores the energy produced by solar panels
Becoming an energy producer by installing photovoltaic panels allows you to reduce your electricity consumption. However, part of this production is unused and goes into the network … With Stock-O,…
Solar Orbiter: its flight over Earth on November 27 will be the riskiest moment of its mission
The probability that the Solar Orbiter will encounter debris on its next flight over Earth is very low. But the risk is not zero, and the mere fact that this…