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For the first time, a commercial facility that can suck carbon out of the air and store it underground has opened in the United States.

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United States Opens First Facility to Suck CO2 Out of the Air

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers claim that in 2020, an astonishing 53 percent of all free-standing homes in Europe could have run entirely on solar.

Researchers Say Solar Is Getting So Good That People Could Start Quitting the Electric Grid

By Frank Landymore

Solar power is set to become the dominant energy source in the world by 2050, surpassing even fossil fuels if current trends continue.

Study Finds That Solar Power Is on Track to Dominate Electric Grids

By Sharon Adarlo

The potential detection of objects lying beyond the Kuiper Belt's limits may upend our understanding of what encircles our solar system.

Scientists Find Evidence for Large Unknown Objects in Distant Solar System

By Frank Landymore

A NASA spacecraft has caught a glimpse of a green comet being buffeted by a coronal mass ejection, a powerful solar storm.

Amazing Video Shows Solar Eruption Blasting Tail Off Comet

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew through a plasma flare, specifically called a coronal mass ejection, bursting from the Sun and survived.

NASA’s Solar Probe Survived Flying Right Through Massive Sun Explosion

By Sharon Adarlo

Planetary scientists suggest an Earth-like planet, no bigger than three times the Earth's mass, could lurk beyond the orbit of Neptune.

Scientists Say There May Be Another Earth-Sized Planet Lurking in the Solar System

By Victor Tangermann

Climate activist Ia Anstoot is gunning to challenge Greenpeace's court case against the EU classifying nuclear power as a green investment.

Teen Activist Lectures Greenpeace to Stop Railing Against Nuclear Power

By Frank Landymore

NASA has chosen Lockheed Martin to test a nuclear-powered rocket in space by 2027, in hopes of using the system to power Mars missions.

NASA Signs Deal for Nuclear-Powered Rocket That Will Eventually Power Mars Missions

By Frank Landymore

For the second month running, the UN's security watchdog found anti-personnel mines inside Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Russia Criticized for Storing Bombs in Nuclear Power Plant

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Scientists suggest another planet could be lurking in the Oort cloud, a collection of icy objects stretching beyond the Kuiper Belt.

Our Solar System May Be Hiding an Extra Planet, Scientists Say

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists say they've successfully transmitted solar energy gathered in orbit down to the Earth's surface.

Satellite Beams Solar Power Down to Earth Using Microwave Transmitter

By Frank Landymore

German startup Proxima Fusion recently grabbed millions to build a reactor that looks like a twisty French cruller doughnut.

Nuclear Fusion Startup Gets Funding for Twisty-Looking Reactor

By Sharon Adarlo

Months after notifying government officials that its Minnesota-based nuclear plant had sprung a radioactive water leak, Xcel Energy has come publicly clean.

Nuclear Plant Admits It Accidentally Leaked 400,000 Gallons of Radioactive Water

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to a new study, the water in our Solar System is likely older than our Sun — and the secret, they say, was discovered in another star.

Water Existed Long Before the Solar System, Astronomers Find

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

If our solar system wasn't weird, we'd expect to find another "super-Earth" sized planet near Jupiter. Turns out though, that would probably kill us.

If There Was a “Super-Earth” In Our Solar System, It Would Probably Kill Us All

By Frank Landymore

Planetary scientists have made a fascinating hypothesis about Saturn's smallest moon, Mimas, which may be home to a "stealth" ocean.

Scientists Find New Evidence of Hidden Ocean World in Our Solar System

By Noor Al-Sibai

Researchers have successfully turned an abandoned oil and gas well into a geothermal energy storage system, "a win-win situation."

Researchers Successfully Turn Abandoned Oil Well Into Giant Geothermal Battery

By Victor Tangermann

After trying and failing for over a year, NASA scientists have suspended further deployment attempts of the Lucy spacecraft's solar array.

NASA Says Lucy Spacecraft Will Forge Ahead With Busted Solar Array

By Frank Landymore

The scientist who run the Doomsday Clock have once again ticked it forward, bringing humanity's estimated chances of its own annihilation ever closer.

Scientists Say We’re Closer to Nuclear Armageddon Than Any Other Point in History

By Noor Al-Sibai

Make Sunsets had barely got two of its sulfur dioxide releasing balloons in the air before the Mexican government banned the experiments outright.

Mexico Bans Startup From Future Solar Geoengineering Experiments

By Frank Landymore

Researchers at The University of Cambridge have reportedly built a solar powered machine that transforms CO2 and plastics into sustainable fuel and more.

Solar Powered Machine Turns CO2 and Waste Plastic Into Valuable Fuel

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

New research suggests that hidden vegetation in NYC seems to absorb a lion's share of its carbon emissions via photosynthesis.

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NYC’s Greenery Eats Up All the CO2 From Its Cars, Trucks and Buses “And Then Some”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists at Caltech are about to test their Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD), which could help determine the future of space-based solar power.

Caltech Launches Solar Array to Test Beaming Energy Down to Earth

By Frank Landymore

Experts argue in a number of letters published by The Guardian that the recent fusion power breakthrough is too little too late.

Gloomy Physicists Say Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Is Too Late to Save Us

By Victor Tangermann

After examining over 200,000 images taken by Hubble, a faint excess of light spread across our sky has been detected by astronomers.

Scientists Stumped by “Ghostly Glow” Surrounding Our Solar System

By Frank Landymore

According to reporting by Elektrek, Tesla's solar division is pulling out its solar roof program across the country, with solar employees getting laid off.

Tesla Reportedly Canceling Solar Roof Installations Across the Country

By Frank Landymore

Only some 90 light years away lurks a graveyard of destroyed planets orbitting a white dwarf. And it may be one of the oldest solar systems in the universe.

Astronomers Find Wreckage of Destroyed Solar System Right Near Our Own

By Frank Landymore

Infamous Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has released a new study that claims there could be an absurd amount of alien spacecraft already in our backyard.

Research Claims There Might Be Up to 4 Quintillion Alien Spacecraft in Our Solar System

By Frank Landymore

Dozens of France's nuclear reactors remain offline following a series of troubling outages believed to be caused by stress-induced pipe corrosion.

France Discovers Ominous Cracks in Dozens of Nuclear Reactors

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Germany has once again fired up its coal plants. But Greta Thunberg thinks the country should just use its already in place nuclear power plants instead.

Greta Thunberg Thinks Germany Shutting Down Its Nuclear Plants Is a Bad Idea

By Frank Landymore

A leading Chinese solar power company is sending its panels to space in an effort to establish 24/7 energy harnessing to send back to Earth.

Chinese Company Launching Solar Panels to Space, Where They’ll Beam Energy Down to Earth

By Noor Al-Sibai

In October 2021, months before Russia's invasion, a YouTuber got an exclusive look inside the New Safe Confinement site at the Chernobyl nuclear plant.

YouTuber Clambers Inside Chernobyl’s Nuclear Sarcophagus

By Victor Tangermann

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has long believed that 'Oumuamua, a mysterious object that visited our solar system, was an alien spacecraft.

Harvard Professor Defends Claim That Alien Spacecraft Cruised Through Solar System

By Victor Tangermann

Ben Nowack, a 26-year-old inventor, wants to send satellites with mirrors mounted to their backs into space to allow us to generate solar energy at night.

Former SpaceX Guy Aims to Launch Giant Mirrors Into Orbit to Shine on Solar Panels at Night

By Victor Tangermann

The US Department of Energy said it's making geothermal energy a priority, hoping to cut its cost by 90 percent before 2035.

The Biden Administration Wants to Cut Geothermal Energy Costs by 90 Percent

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The situation at the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant — the Ukrainian nuclear power plant at the war's front lines — is bad. Really bad.

Battle-Scarred Ukraine Nuclear Plant Cooling Systems Hanging by a Thread, Officials Say

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't convinced of the long-term prospects of fusion energy, the concept of fusing atoms together to generate green electricity.

Elon Musk Slams Fusion, Says Future of Energy Is Wind and Solar

By Victor Tangermann

Shelling and fighting near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe's largest nuclear plant, are making locals increasingly nervous about Russia.

Fighting Heats Up Near Ukraine Nuclear Plant

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A solar company under investigation for violating consumer protections filed suit againt a company it blames for failure. Meanwhile, the climate changes.

Solar Company Under Investigation for Installing Systems That Don’t Work

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Amazon — which made solar power a key pillar of its plan to reach zero emissions by 2040 — secretly switched off all rooftop warehouse solar panels.

Amazon Secretly Shut Down All Its Solar Rooftops After They Started Catching Fire

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

California is spending $20 million on a pilot project that will involve 8,500 feet of solar panels covering sections of canals.

California Installing Huge Solar Panels Over Canals to Combat Drought

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists Say Future Wind Turbines Could Be Recycled Into Delicious Gummy Bears

Scientists Say Future Wind Turbines Could Be Recycled Into Delicious Gummy Bears

By Frank Landymore

For the better part of the last century, one question has dogged humanity: if and when nuclear war breaks out, what will happen next?

Horrific Simulation: Nuclear War Would Kill Five Billion People

By Noor Al-Sibai

Officials are alarmed by Russia's decision to keep bombing a nuclear power plant in a Russian-occupied region in southeastern Ukraine.

Officials Beg Russia to Stop Bombing Near Europe’s Largest Nuclear Plant

By Victor Tangermann

An incoming solar storm cycle is going to make things much worse for the increasing number of satellites that are going up.

Incoming Solar Storm Season May Totally Screw Up Satellites, Government Scientist Warns

By Noor Al-Sibai

A small nuclear reactor has been approved for certification by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Friday, the first in the country.

First Small Nuclear Reactor Greenlit By US Regulators

By Frank Landymore

Germany may need to expand the life of a nuclear power plant as Russia invades Ukraine and destabilizes power supplies in Europe.

German Government Says It May Keep Nuclear Plant Open After All

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The UK government is planning to bury the world's largest stockpile of radioactive nuclear waste beneath the ocean floor, sparking concern among experts.

Experts Warn UK Government Not to Bury Nuclear Waste Under Ocean Floor

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An independent analysis shows that Tesla's electric cybertruck is incredibly aerodynamic — its drag is above average for other pickup trucks on the market.

New Analysis Finds That Blocky Cybertruck Has Enviable Wind Resistance

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A windmill in Texas caught on fire after getting strucking by lightning. Footage showed a spiral of smoke before the structure collapsed.

Wind Turbine Catches on Fire, Creates Spiral-Shaped Smoke Pattern

By Lonnie Lee Hood

New imagery of the largest canyon in the solar system was captured on the Red Planet by the ESA and the Mars Express mission.

Mars Satellite Captures Breathtaking View of Deepest Canyon in Entire Solar System

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Coal-powered plants are being repurposed in the US to store and produce solar and battery power for more renewable power sources.

Companies Are Turning Coal Plants Into Solar Farms

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A solar panel can leak heavy metals and cause pollution, but consumer solar demand may mean they get tossed aside less often.

California Complains Its Junkyards Are Filling With Toxic Solar Panels

By Lonnie Lee Hood

To prevent power outages this winter, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked that as many as nine of the country's nuclear reactors be brought online.

Japan May Need Nine Nuclear Reactors Turned On to Get Through Winter

By Lonnie Lee Hood

After running nearly 3,000 simulations, scientists found that a minor change in Neptune's orbit caused by a passing star could disrupt our system's orbits.

Scientists Predict That The Solar System Could Collapse If a Star Flew Too Close

By Frank Landymore

While we're not expecting to see it hitting store shelves soon, Tesla has shown off a solar range extending trailer during an exposition in Germany.

Tesla Unveils Trailer With Pop-Out Solar Panels

By Victor Tangermann

The cost of polysilicon, used in solar panel production, rose 5 percent in price this week. Solar panel costs could also increase because of the jump.

Oh Great, Gas AND Solar Prices Are Going Up

By Lonnie Lee Hood

It's definitely not a bird, but it is sort of a plane — it's the non-existent but admittedly very cool Sky Cruise, a fantastical nuclear-powered sky hotel.

We’re in Awe of this Absolutely Deranged “Nuclear-Powered Sky Hotel”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Russian President Vladimir Putin happily announced the country's so-called "Satan-2" rocket is ready for deployment this year.

Putin Brags That “Satan II” Nuclear Missile Almost Ready for Launch

By Lonnie Lee Hood

In a huge twist of irony, Norway is building the world's largest wind farm — to power offshore oil and gas fields.

Ironic! Norway is Building a Massive Wind Farm to Boost Oil Production

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A few wind farms in Scotland were asked to reduce output by 25 megawatts because turbines produced more power than the UK's electric grid could handle.

The UK Is Producing Too Much Wind Power, Actually

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A new startup called Air Company is producing vodka by making use of carbon dioxide emissions, a futuristic new beverage.

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Bless This Startup That’s Turning Horrible CO2 Emissions Into Delicious Vodka

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists are planning to drive a Tesla 9,400 miles around Australia — a journey that's entirely powered by the Sun alone, Reuters reports.

A Tesla Is Driving Around Australia, Completely on Solar Power

By Victor Tangermann