Solar
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: KTR lays foundation for solar-roofed cycling track at ORR
Hyderabad: Telangana Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao on Tuesday laid the foundation for a solar-roofed cycling track in Hyderabad. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is developing the 23-km cycling…
- Science
China to launch first solar probe in October
Beijing: China will launch, in October, its first solar probe, which aims to study the relationships between the solar magnetic field, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), the media reported. Solar…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Outer Ring Road to get 21-km solar cycling track
Hyderabad: In addition to wide lanes for fast-moving automobiles, the Outer Ring Road (ORR) will soon get dedicated bike lanes. The State government is currently planning to develop a 21-kilometer cycling track…
- Science
NASA-supported solar sail could take science to new heights
Washington: As NASA’s exploration continues to push boundaries, a new solar sail concept selected by the agency for development toward a demonstration mission could carry science to new destinations. The Diffractive Solar…
- Andhra Pradesh
Work begins on world’s largest renewable energy storage project in Andhra
Kurnool: The world’s largest Integrated Renewable Energy Storage Project (IRESP) is coming up in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district with an investment of over $3 billion. Chief Minister Y S. Jagan Mohan Reddy…
- Science
ESA-NASA’s solar probe snaps closest-ever photo of Sun
Paris: European Space Agency’s (ESA) and NASA Solar Orbiter has snapped images of the Sun in unprecedented detail. The images were taken on March 7, when the spacecraft was crossing directly between…
- Science
Study reveals that solar coronal loops may be optical illusions
Boulder: Coronal loops are the ropey strands of plasma that scientists have long thought existed in the Sun’s atmosphere. According to a new study, many coronal loops may actually be optical illusions.…
- Science
Study offers explanation for unusual motions in solar flares
Massachusetts: Solar flames are defined as an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots. They are seen as bright areas on the sun and they…
- Science
Smaller solar storms in the last decade baffle scientists
New Delhi: The Sun, an explosive celestial object, has been much quieter between 2008 and 2019 than it was between 1996 and 2007, and scientists have quantified that radial size of its…
- Technology
Facebook ties up with CleanMax to go 100% renewable in India
Gurugram: Facebook and CleanMax on Thursday announced a partnership to support renewable power from wind and solar facilities in India. “We’re excited to announce this important step that is helping us support our…
- Technology
Samsung unveils solar-charging eco remotes for TVs
Seoul: Samsung has unveiled solar-charging eco-friendly remotes made of recycled plastic for its latest lineup of smart TVs. The Eco Remote Control looks like any of Samsung’s TV clickers from recent years. But…
- Science
NASA Sun data helps new model predict big solar flares
Washington D.C.: Using data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, scientists have developed a new model that successfully predicted seven of the Sun’s biggest flares from the last solar cycle, out…
- Science
Scientists look inside central engine of solar flare for first time
Massachusetts: Scientists from the Centre for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian and the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Monday announced the first successful measurement and characterisation of the ‘central engine’ of a…
- Science
NASA’s 1st solar probe results unravel Sun’s mysteries
Washington: Revealing the findings from its historic probe to “touch” the Sun for the first time, NASA has said that the results will help scientists rewrite the models they use to understand…
- News
Delhi to convert Rajghat power plant into solar
New Delhi: The Delhi Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal to shut down the Rajghat thermal power plant and to convert the area into a solar park with the capacity of 5,000…
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