The skywatchers are in for a visual treat as the solar system’s smallest planet is set to flit across the Sun on Monday.
Tag: Sun
To-scale Solar System model on Black Rock Desert is worth a watch [Video]
A couple of filmmakers thought of an innovative way to develop a to-scale model of our Solar System and the result of their work is a dazzling light show in Black Rock…
NASA’s SDO captures 40-hour tornado on Sun
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory is doing a fine job monitoring the Sun for huge coronal mass ejections (CMEs), solar storms and other such events on our star and all the while it…
Could the humble butterfly hold the key to efficient, cheaper solar cells?
Taking a cue from butterflies scientists have suggested that these humble insects could hold the key to developing technologies that will harvest solar energy in a cheaper and more efficient way. Researchers…
Survey finds worrying lack of understanding about sunscreens
Many Britons are unaware that the SPF rating displayed on sunscreen labelling alone doesn’t guarantee all round protection from potential sun damage, a Royal Pharmaceutical Society survey into sunscreen use has found….
Boots Soltan and Hawaiian Tropic sun creams failed SPF tests twice: Which?
Two of UK’s popular sun screen brands have been found to be misleading consumers as they fail to deliver the level of protection claimed on the product labels. According to an SPF…
Survey: 72% Brits sunburned last year; 77% wouldn’t recognise signs of skin cancer
Marking the beginning of the Sun Awareness Week on Monday, the British Association of Dermatologists carried out a survey of over 1000 Brits and found that nearly three quarters of them (72…
EasyJet passengers treated to spectacular solar eclipse at 37,000 feet
The March 20 solar eclipse was one of the best celestial events this year and few lucky ones had an opportunity of a lifetime to view the full eclipse at 37,000 feet…
NASA finds a region of the Sun more complicated than previously thought
Latest findings by NASA spacecraft has shed a lot of light on how the Sun’s atmosphere or corona or what causes solar winds can impact technological infrastructure in space and on Earth….