How to enjoy the solar eclipse safely
Eclipse glasses, a colander or two pieces of card can all help you watch the 12 August eclipse safely. Ordinary sunglasses cannot.
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Why some countries give away free electricity and even pay consumers to use it
Consumers in some countries are already being offered free electricity when renewables bring in extra power.
The Sun’s atmosphere is hundreds of times hotter than its surface – here’s why
Alfvén waves, first proposed 80 years ago, could explain why the sun’s atmosphere is so much hotter than its surface.
How trillions of tiny solar panels could power the internet of things
It’s not easy powering a network of billions of sensors. But this could be a solution.
After Pluto there’s still plenty of the solar system left to explore
Space scientists have a busy decade ahead with plans to visit Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and other interplanetary bodies all on the cards.
Solar eclipses offer opportunity for science, as well as for awe and wonder
A solar eclipse is something to behold, but they’re rare and useful events for testing scientific theories too.
Spacecraft captured dust from beyond our solar system
In 1999, US space agency NASA launched the Stardust spaceship with what seemed then to be extraordinary aims. The first task of the mission was to take pictures of a comet, before diving into its tail…
Solar eclipse 2015 livestream
British weather let you down? Watch a livestream of the solar eclipse from the University of Nottingham.
Tatahouine: ‘Star Wars meteorite’ sheds light on the early Solar System
George Lucas named Luke Skywalker’s home planet after a Tunisian town and meteorite.
The scorching winds on the surface of the sun – and how we’re forecasting them
It’s the windiest place in the entire solar system – and these storms can be felt here on Earth.
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