Space probe data show that Alfvén waves cause the solar wind to accelerate and warm
By studying data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe and ESA's Solar Orbiter, an international team of astrophysicists has discovered that ...
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Solar Orbiter shows how solar wind gets a magnetic boost
ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has provided crucial data to answer the question of where the energy that heats and accelerates ...
New theory could improve design and operation of wind farms
Propeller and wind turbine blades are designed according to aerodynamic principles first described mathematically more than a century ago. But ...
Inflatable game blown away by the wind: a boy killed a month before becoming a big brother
A 2-year-old boy who was going to become a big brother next month reportedly lost his life Saturday after being ...
Artificial “power plants” harness energy from wind and rain
Fake plants are entering the 21st century. Researchers developed real “power plants” – tiny leaf-shaped generators that create electricity from ...
Astronomers detect new pulsar wind nebula and its associated pulsar
Astronomers from Western Sydney University in Australia and elsewhere report the detection of a new pulsar wind nebula and a ...
