Before looking for Mercury, there is a simple rule. Never point binoculars or telescopes towards the Sun. It is best to wait for the Sun to have set. This will give you more than an hour to spot ...

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New research suggests that Mercury's crust is shifting and twisting in unexpected ways thanks to the force of the Sun.

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Brown University environmental anthropologist Myles Lennon examines the complexity of sustainable energy infrastructure and ...

A new study is shedding light on why solar radiation is more effective than other forms of energy at causing water to ...

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Auroras may be visible from Alaska to South Dakota as a giant hole in the sun's atmosphere shakes up geomagnetic activity in ...