Overnight on October 4-5, 2012, a mass of energetic particles from the atmosphere of the Sun were flung out into space, a phenomenon known as a coronal mass ejection. This image was acquired on Oct. 8 ...

Glistening on the water, soaking into skin and sand, sunshine is part of Australia’s identity. And in Sydney, solar scientists are trying to harness the power of the sun to produce energy — but not in ...

Scientists at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) are developing a "reverse solar" panel, called a thermoradiative diode, which generates electricity by emitting infrared light (heat) into cold ...

James Drake created this epic time-lapse by downloading and compiling hundreds of still images taken by NASA's International Space Station as it orbited the planet at night. The photos are publicly ...