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Early observations of the interstellar object 2I/Borisov suggest that the comet's home solar system might not be that different from our own.

Interstellar Object’s Home Solar System May Resemble Our Own

By Kristin Houser

Big tech companies have by and large avoided the blackouts in California, as they're powered by more robust transmission lines.

The CA Blackouts Are Oh-so-Coincidentally Not Affecting Big Tech

By Dan Robitzski

Navy "UFO "scientist Salvatore Cezar Pais has filed another bizarre patent. This time, it's for a compact nuclear fusion reactor.

Navy Scientist Known For “UFO-Like Tech” Patents Fusion Reactor

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new essay, several companies trying to develop nuclear fusion reactors believe they're getting pretty close.

What You Need To Know About Fusion Energy

By Cameron McCloskey

Starting Wednesday, the utility company Pacific Gas & Electric will turn off customers' power to prevent its aging infrastructure from causing wildfires.

California Is Cutting Power For Nearly a Million Homes

By Dan Robitzski

New calculations of the universe's outward expansion only make sense if it turns out that some black holes are actually giant blobs of dark energy.

Some Black Holes May Actually Be Blobs of Dark Energy

By Dan Robitzski

According to a decade-long study by a team of scientists, human activity emissions total up to 100 times more than all volcanoes combined.

Renewable Energy

Humans Produce 100x More CO2 Than All Volcanoes Combined

By Victor Tangermann

While performing a close flyby of Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft captured several stunning images of a solar eclipse on the gas giant.

Juno Captures Stunning Images of a Solar Eclipse on Jupiter

By Kristin Houser

Japanese auto giant Toyota has partnered with a local energy company to test a Prius hybrid that's almost entirely covered in solar panels.

Toyota Wants to Slather Solar Panels All Over Its Prius Hybrid

By Victor Tangermann

Thanks to the Gemini Observatory, we get a closer look at the object called C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), a comet believed to be from beyond our solar system.

Here’s a Pic of That Mysterious Object From Beyond Solar System

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers believe they may have detected a second interstellar object, but unlike 'Oumuamua, this one is on its way into our solar system.

An Interstellar Object May Have Just Entered Our Solar System

By Kristin Houser

An electrical engineer at the University of California in LA, has come up with a device that can harness electricity from a dark night sky to power an LED.

This Solar Panel-Like Device Can Generate Electricity in the Dark

By Victor Tangermann

A Canadian company is building a geothermal energy project so benign, its CEO claims you could "literally put it in someone's backyard."

This Geothermal Energy System Could Be Built in a Backyard

By Kristin Houser

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry shared a chainmeme to his Instagram and Twitter feeds, apparently unaware that it was a hoax.

Instagram Hoax Fools Department of Energy Head Rick Perry

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested that "thousands of solar reflector satellites" could be used to warm up the surface of Mars.

Elon Musk: “Thousands of Solar Reflector Satellites” Could Warm Up Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Retail giant Walmart is suing Tesla, claiming that the company's solar panels ignited seven of its stores' roofs, CNBC reports.

Walmart Sues Tesla, Claims Solar Panels Are Setting Fire to Stores

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla Solar is now giving homeowners in six states the option of renting its solar panels for as little as $50 per month, with a $1,500 uninstall fee.

You Can Now Rent Tesla Solar Panels for Crazy Cheap

By Kristin Houser

A new experiment looking for dark energy came back with nothing, helping scientists narrow down future searches for the mysterious force.

Experiment to Detect Dark Energy Turns Up Nothing

By Dan Robitzski

Report: The World’s First Solar Road is an Absolute Disaster

Report: The World’s First Solar Road is an Absolute Disaster

By Victor Tangermann

Bill Nye: Green Energy Will Make You “Filthy $@!% Rich”

Bill Nye: Green Energy Will Make You “Filthy $@!% Rich”

By Victor Tangermann

In three years, the Fukushima nuclear power plant will run out of space to store contaminated water, pushing officials to quicjly assemble a new plan.

In Three Years, Fukushima Could Overflow With Radioactive Water

By Dan Robitzski

Russia's massive floating nuclear power plant is destined to make its way across the Arctic Ocean to supply electricity to a remote eastern region.

Russia Is Floating a Nuclear Power Plant Across the Arctic

By Victor Tangermann

The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 has officially raised its orbit by just shy of two miles using its solar sail.

“Solar Sail” Spacecraft Climbs Two Miles of Orbit Using Sun Power

By Victor Tangermann

With new contracts awarded to weapons developers, the Army is pushing for new laser weapons capable of destroying drones and vehicles.

US Army Doubles Down on Directed Energy Weapons

By Dan Robitzski

MOZI 2, a solar-powered drone with a wingspan of 15 meters, just successfully completed its maiden flight, according to Chinese media reports.

This Strange Solar-Powered Drone Could Save You in a Disaster

By Kristin Houser

The massive radiation leak that plumed over Eastern Europe in 2017 was just definitively traced back to a Russian nuclear facility.

Did Russia Cover Up a Radiation Leak 100x Worse Than Fukushima?

By Dan Robitzski

The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 satellite has successfully unfurled its massive boxing ring-sized solar sail on Tuesday.

LightSail 2 Spacecraft Officially Unfurls Massive Solar Sail

By Victor Tangermann

The U.S. military says it downed an Iranian drone using a new directed-energy weapon — but Iran is denying to incident even took place.

US Navy’s Energy Weapon Gets First “Kill,” Shoots Iranian Drone

By Kristin Houser

A new lightweight knee brace generates electricity as people walk around, potentially charging medical devices or wearables.

Weird Gadget Uses Your Knee Motion to Charge Your Phone

By Dan Robitzski

Last week, a Russian nuclear sub caught fire, killing 14. Now, a Russian Navy official says that the deceased crew averted a "planetary catastrophe."

Russia: Dead Nuclear Sub Somehow Avoided “Planetary Catastrophe”

By Dan Robitzski

Carbon capture will be key to addressing climate change, and now, scientists have found a gene that could make plants better at capturing and storing CO2.

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Scientists Gene Edit Plants to be Better at Carbon Capture

By Kristin Houser

The diagnostic tools on experimental fusion reactors are too fragile for industrial-scale facilities. A new technique may be able to replace them.

New Tool Helps Contain Molten Plasma in Fusion Reactors

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have found radiation levels up to 800,000 times higher than expected in the sea water around a sunken nuclear sub.

This Sunken Nuclear Sub Is Leaking Radiation Into the Ocean

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have created a two-in-one device that purifies salty or contaminated water while simultaneously producing solar power.

New Device Purifies Water While Generating Solar Power

By Kristin Houser

Chameleon Theory provides an alternative explanation for galaxy formation and the universe's expansion from Einstein's General Relativity.

New “Chameleon Theory” Could Explain Dark Energy, How Galaxies Formed

By Dan Robitzski

As LightSail 2 orbits Earth and explores the cosmos, people back home can track the progress of the solar sail and monitor its status through a new website.

A New Website Tracks the Just-Launched Solar Sail Spaceship

By Dan Robitzski

New computer simulations upend our understanding of how distant space rocks called trans-Neptunian objects formed during the solar system's earliest days.

Space Rocks Near Neptune Could Reveal the Solar System’s Origins

By Dan Robitzski

California's Exploratorium has teamed up with NASA to broadcast a livestream of the total solar eclipse over parts of South America.

Here’s How You Can Watch Today’s Total Solar Eclipse

By Kristin Houser

Harvard's RoboBee X-Wing takes the RoboBee to the next level by sporting solar cells and an extra pair of wings for more stable flight.

This Minuscule Robotic Bee Only Uses Solar Energy to Fly

By Victor Tangermann

Dutch startup Lightyear has unveiled the Lightyear One prototype, a solar car it claims has a longer single-charge range than any other car on the market.

Startup Unveils World’s First Long-Range “Solar Car”

By Kristin Houser

The Tibet Air Shower Array has detected extremely high-energy photons from the Crab Nebula, which is some 6,500 light-years away from Earth.

Crab Nebula Has Hit Earth with Highest-Energy Light Ever Recorded

By Kristin Houser

As global temperatures rise, the Arctic is melting away, releasing more greenhouse gases and revealing previously-frozen nuclear waste and diseases.

The Melting Arctic Is Releasing Poison, Disease and Nuclear Waste

By Dan Robitzski

During a closed-doors audience at the Vatican, the Pope told oil executives that we need to find an energy solution that doesn't sacrifice the environment.

Pope to Oil Execs: “Energy Use Must Not Destroy Civilization”

By Victor Tangermann

According to the Department of Energy, geothermal energy could become a major player in the future of American electricity generation.

Energy Dept: Geothermal Power Has “Enormous Untapped Potential”

By Dan Robitzski

Two scientists have invented a device that can create its own source of electricity from an extremely abundant and renewable source: falling snow.

New Device Generates Electricity From Falling Snow

By Victor Tangermann

$Chinese researchers say that replacing water with atmosphere-polluting carbon dioxide could make fracking more eco-friendly.$

Fracking With CO2 Instead of Water Is Greener, Say Researchers

By Kristin Houser

The universe is speckled with voids that are totally empty, except for the dark energy that's pushing galaxies apart. That's where scientists should look.

Dark Energy Could Be Hiding In The “Cosmic Void” Between Galaxies

By Dan Robitzski

Hungary is planning on building a fully carbon-neutral town from the ground up in the northwest of the country to boost fruit and vegetable production.

Renewable Energy

Hungary is Building a $1 Billion Carbon-Neutral Town From Scratch

By Victor Tangermann

By studying the plasma in the Sun's atmosphere, we could learn how to control it here on Earth and finally make fusion energy a reality.

Studying the Sun’s Atmosphere Could Make Fusion Power a Reality

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists discover a superconductor that works at temperatures nearly 50 Celsius degrees (84.6 Fahrenheit degrees) hotter than the previous record high.

Scientists Set New Temperature Record for Superconductivity

By Kristin Houser

Next year, NASA will launch a small spacecraft that will carry yeast cells into orbit around the Sun. Scientists hope to study how radiation affects DNA.

NASA Is About to Send the First Living Organisms Into Solar Orbit

By Dan Robitzski

In order to prevent devastating hypersonic missile strikes, military contractor Raytheon is working towards a powerful laser capable of shooting them down.

Raytheon Says Laser Weapon Will Blast Nuclear Missiles From Sky

By Dan Robitzski

A tiny 11 pound solar sail spacecraft is finally launching into space on top of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket this summer.

SpaceX is About to Launch a Solar Sail Inspired by Carl Sagan

By Victor Tangermann

A group of scientists want to declare the greater expanses of the solar system as official "space wilderness" to protect celestial bodies from space mining.

Scientists: We Need to Protect the Solar System from Space Mining

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers say they've devised a carbon capture system that captures atmospheric carbon in water — and uses the reaction to generate electricity.

New Carbon Capture System Generates Electricity by Sucking up CO2

By Jon Christian

Physicists are using mayonnaise to study the properties of molten metal being used to create fusion reactions in the laboratory setting.

This Physicist Is Using Mayonnaise to Study Nuclear Fusion

Scientists are hoping a new upgrade at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) could finally make fusion a reality by coating the reactor in lithium.

Scientists Have a New Idea to Make a Fusion Reactor Practical

By Victor Tangermann

British startup Arborea will test the ability of its "BioSolar Leaf" technology to pull pollution from the air through a newly announced pilot project.

“BioSolar Leaf” Tech Will Pull Pollution from London Air

By Kristin Houser

A 1.5-meter device called a Z-pinch generated nuclear fusion, but not for long enough to be useful. Still, it shows that small-scale fusion is possible.

Scientists Generated Nuclear Fusion With a Tabletop Device

By Dan Robitzski

Chinese scientists want to achieve fusion power generation by the year 2040, according to Reuters.

Chinese Scientists Aim to Generate Fusion Power by 2040

By Victor Tangermann

A new technique for nuclear fusion can generate plasma without requiring as much space-consuming equipment within a reactor.

Scientists Find a New Way to Kickstart Stable Fusion Reactions

By Dan Robitzski

Right now there are 45 experimental projects in Europe working to generate hydrogen fuel using renewable sources of electricity.

Europe Is Stockpiling Wind Energy by Converting It to Hydrogen

By Dan Robitzski

A Nobel Prize winning scientist says that high-intensity lasers could one day render nuclear waste harmless in just a few minutes.

Nobel Prize Winner: Lasers Could Permanently Destroy Nuclear Waste

By Jon Christian

Rick Perry authorized six separate deals made by U.S. companies that sold nuclear energy tech to Saudi Arabia, then kept the dealings secret.

America Secretly Sold Nuclear Tech to Saudi Arabia

By Dan Robitzski