As the co-owner of a California property that has never been tied to the electric grid, I can attest to the warm feeling of self-sufficiency that comes with a functioning solar power system.

Taking a hot shower can literally mean pouring money down the drain. The average American household spends almost $300 pear year to heat water. If you spend a little extra time in the shower, that ...

Essentially, it allows the water heater to get much hotter during times when solar energy is available, and lets it drop to lower values before running the heater on utility electricity during ...

The daring NASA spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to the sun at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT) on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24).

Looking for a simpler solution [Martin] came up with his own solar pool heater for under $100! He’s copied the basic design of a solar pool heater but managed to do it using fairly cheap parts ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe set records on Christmas Eve, at 6,35,266 kilometres from the Sun, enduring 1,800°F heat, and reaching 6,92,000 kph. It collects data on the Sun's corona, solving mysteries a ...