Sunspots and solar flares, created by the sun's magnetism, can affect the Earth's surface
Since ancient times, the sun has been known as a giver of light and heat, a source of life. Plants are coaxed from the Earth ...
Eight DIY Outdoor Lighting Projects to Make the Shorter Days Less Dark
Hanging solar lanterns can be installed anywhere you can screw in a hook or find a surface to place them on, and they require no wiring to set up. Fence post lights can add a warm detail to your deck ...
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Update: Northern Lights Tonight: These U.S. States May See Aurora As Solar Activity Spikes
The Northern Lights are caused by the solar wind, a stream of charged particles from the sun interacting with Earth’s magnetic field. As charged particles strike Earth’s magnetic field ...
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What’s the best way to remove stains from siding?
Q: We recently had our deck redone with Trex boards ... where you are just trying to match an existing color that’s light, this really isn’t an issue. Any brand of acrylic paint should ...
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NASA's solar-sailing spacecraft has a bent boom and is still tumbling in Earth orbit (photo)
NASA's technology-demonstrating Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3 ... which support its 860-square-foot (80-square-meter) light-catching sail. Those booms deployed successfully in ...
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Aurora borea-miss! Delighted skywatcher posts pictures of stunning Northern Lights - only to be told it is the glow from nearby tomato factory
When Dee Harrison spotted the spectacular pink and red glow of the Northern Lights near her home ... of the Earth's magnetosphere caused by a solar wind shock wave. The swirling colours are ...
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Light Valley Solar plan near Selby to power 115,000 homes
It would also be the second largest in the county after Boom Power’s proposed 1,277ha East Yorkshire Solar Farm, northwest of Howden, which would feed into Drax. Known as Light Valley Solar ...
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'Star Trek: Lower Decks': What the main cast will miss most about their quirky characters (exclusive)
"Star Trek: Lower Decks" has become one of the brightest lights in the franchise's constellation over the past five years and its final 10-episode season launches today, Oct. 24, on Paramount+ ...
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D.C.’s glass buildings can be deadly for birds. Volunteers track them.
But Dalke and Kipnis weren’t there for the architecture. It is peak bird-migration season, and the two are volunteers for the Lights Out DC advocacy program, tasked with finding birds killed or ...
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I’ve Tested All the Permanent Outdoor Holiday Lights and Here’s What I’d Buy
I regard the ritual of putting up holiday lights with curiosity and fascination. The amount of time and energy people put into risking life and limb to climb all over their homes in extreme ...
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Solar energy helped keep the lights on after Helene, but not how you might think
Buncombe County has invested over $10 million in the past few years to install solar panels in many of its municipal buildings and most of Asheville City Schools. “We went from having zero solar ...
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Off-grid homeowner dispels common misconception about solar energy: 'I ... haven't had to run a generator in two years'
One shared: "I am amazed at the amount of solar I get on cloudy/overcast days. The only time that we have zero power input is when it is raining heavily. Even in a light rain we get enough." One ...