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Taking to the social media platform X on Sunday, Musk shared that the Sun was an "enormous, free fusion reactor" whose energy can be harnessed to meet the planet's power consumption needs. "It is ...

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Parker Solar Probe reached "perihelion," the nearest point to the sun in its orbit, on Dec. 13, 2025. Credit: ASA / Johns Hopkins APL / Steve Gribben illustration A NASA spacecraft is making a close ...

Turning cheap daytime solar into electricity you can actually use at night just got a lot cheaper. A new analysis from energy think tank Ember shows that utility-scale battery storage costs have ...

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Astronomers have mapped the turbulent edge of the Sun where solar matter manages to escape the Sun's fierce magnetic grip. Reading time 2 minutes Stars are lively, often unpredictable parts of the ...