What did Mercury look like as BepiColombo swung by?

President Biden’s proposed solar power expansion would cost $350 billion in federal support over the coming decade. An energy expert explains where that money would come from and who it would help.

Researchers have identified a key mechanism responsible for the lower efficiencies of organic solar cells and shown a way that this hurdle might be overcome.

Transparent solar cells that are highly efficient and last up to 30 years could get us one step closer to windows that generate power.

A decade ago, solar power was a tiny sliver of the US energy supply. Today it’s expanding rapidly – and the Biden administration wants to make it much, much bigger.

Gravity, mass and centrifugal force all contribute to the final shape of a planet.

A strangely shaped spot on the surface of a baby star 450 million light-years away reveals new insights into how our solar system formed.

Electric vehicles are poised to take over our roads: so how do we make sure this change doesn’t exacerbate social and energy inequality?

Analyzing California’s power system, MITEI researchers show that hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar.

A new class of exoplanet very different to our own, but which could support life, has been identified by astronomers, which could greatly accelerate the search