Solar

Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Solar.

Topic archive

Articles about Solar

1,751 published items.

March 9: The first detection of Sunspot
History

March 9: The first detection of Sunspot

Dutch astronomer Johannes Fabricius while observing the Sun through his telescope unknowingly discovered dark spots on the star's surface. This is also the first time an…

December 17, 2018
Apocalypse on reality
Doomsday

Apocalypse on reality

After proving that there is no end date on December 21, 2012, NASA offers five scenarios that may occur in practice, but may only last for several billion years.

December 17, 2018
Transparent wood used as an energy battery
Biology

Transparent wood used as an energy battery

Researchers at the Royal Institute of Technology KTH Stockholm have successfully developed transparent wood materials used in construction and solar cells.

December 17, 2018