“The bigger the solar photovoltaic system is, the more likely it is to go on fire!” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
A century ago, scientists believed there was only one obvious stomping ground for alien biology in our solar system: Mars. Because it… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
Since I work in home solar, I can't resist focusing on the amazing developments happening here. What many homeowners don't know is… — Lynn Jurich Copy Share Image
“Solar storms do affect human mental and physical health in many ways.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter how many solar panels you install if you don't simultaneously shut down coal and gas burners. — George Monbiot Copy Share Image
Do environmentalists really believe that green progress means looking out at America's majestic mountains, forests, green oceans, wilderness areas and deserts and… — Stephen Moore Copy Share Image
“We need to stop using fossil fuels as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the two leading replacements of wind and solar have emerging… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
It's quite likely that planets and solar systems like ours could be forming in other galaxies in great numbers. — Sandra Faber Copy Share Image
Sunspots are hubs of intense magnetic activity and they trigger solar flares that launch charged particles, X-rays, ultraviolet radiation and radio waves… — Simon Singh Copy Share Image
Estimates are that at least 70 per cent of all stars are accompanied by planets, and since the latter can occur in… — Seth Shostak Copy Share Image
Rooftop solar is the first true form of competition that utilities have ever faced, and that is why they're attacking it. — Lynn Jurich Copy Share Image
Just as our solar system has a certain idiosyncratic assortment of planets and moons, different from any neighboring system yet categorically equivalent,… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
With sufficient water on the Moon, solar energy can be used to split the water into hydrogen and oxygen. The oxygen is,… — Peter Diamandis Copy Share Image
“It really should be a criminal offense for an electrician to mount a breaker box on a bedroom wall. Unfortunately, I see… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
The geysering on Enceladus is the most astonishing phenomenon we have in our solar system. — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
The underlying problem with solar and wind is that they are too unreliable and energy-dilute. — Michael Shellenberger Copy Share Image
Shortly afterwards, I did a third one to repair the robotic arm of the station. This arm plays a very important role… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
Because Alpha Centauri is so close, it is our first stop outside our solar system. There's almost certain to be small, rocky… — Debra Fischer Copy Share Image
Before solar, before Sunrun, if consumers wanted electricity, there was a monopoly of someone who told you how much it costs. — Lynn Jurich Copy Share Image
Compared to coal, which generates almost half the electricity in the United States, natural gas is indeed a cleaner, less polluting fuel.… — Jeff Goodell Copy Share Image
“Once a DC arc fault has started in a solar photovoltaic system, it can be catastrophic!” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Because of Hubble and other telescopes, we've now discovered that there are probably planets around every star, or virtually every star. There… — John M. Grunsfeld Copy Share Image
The Venus transit is not a spectacle the way a total solar eclipse is a spectacle. — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image