September 8, 2005The fiery orb in the sky is burping, which means that your GPS device could fail sometime soon, according to atmosphere experts. Photos: Solar flares and sunspotsTAGS:flare, SRI International, blackout, sun, grid, weather, communication, GPS, radio
August 27, 2007Orlando has tons of sun, but not as much copper wiring. So one company is taking wireless routers solar.Photos: Solar powered streetlights, Wi-Fi routersTAGS:solar energy, sun, Orlando, router, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi router, Florida, battery
August 1, 2007Using very different designs, several companies are focusing the sun's energy onto solar cells to lower the cost of solar electricity.Photos: More solar bang for the buckTAGS:photovoltaics, solar energy, cell, sun, electricity, silicon, energy, FAQ, CEO
October 26, 2006The two-year mission aims to capture the first-ever 3D images of solar storms--which can pack the punch of an armory's worth of nuclear bombs.
Photos: Twin robots to map the sun TAGS:sun, spacecraft, robot, scientist, space, satellite, 3D
December 13, 2005Two observatories will simultaneously orbit the sun to monitor its violent eruptions in "stereo."
Images: STEREO gets launch-readyTAGS:sun, craft, spacecraft, scientist, satellite, 3D
May 19, 2006Researchers are looking for materials to protect astronauts from temperatures that can be three times hotter than the sun. Photos: NASA feels the heatTAGS:material, temperature, blade, sun, mile, scientist, researcher
January 19, 2007NASA's fastest spacecraft will use Jupiter as a slingshot to get to Pluto, taking unprecedented photos during its flyby.TAGS:spacecraft, trajectory, moon, planet, sun, scientist, 3D