NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captures high-definition images and video of a dramatic solar flare not aimed at Earth. [Read more]

Builder of solar thermal projects blames "adverse market conditions" for pulling the offering, which was expected to debut this week. [Read more]

Using digital technologies, startup Thermata looks to slash the cost of concentrating solar power plants which is needed to stave off the onslaught from cheaper solar photovoltaic panels. [Read more]

By pairing biology and photovoltaics, a new "electrofuel" system could build alternative fuels. [Read more]

Astronomers present images of a tornado as much as five times the width of Earth raging on the sun, an event they believe triggers solar storms. [Read more]

The improvement in power output comes from the vertical surfaces of the 3D structures

Researchers have created pictures showing how solar storms compress our planet's protective magnetic field. The findings could help improve communications satellite design. [Read more]

Because the cost of solar panels has dropped so much, designing three-dimensional structures to take in more light intake and boost power output now makes sense, according to researchers at MIT. [Read more]

Startup Twin Creek's equipment creates super-thin silicon solar cells to dramatically cut the cost of solar panel production. [Read more]

A solar storm shook the Earth's magnetic field early Friday, but scientists said they had no reports of any problems with electrical systems.

Firey expulsions of energy burst from the sun in cycles, and they can disrupt things on Earth when they hit our atmosphere.

NOAA says the orientation of the embedded magnetic field from the solar blast makes for a weaker-than-forecast storm, but the storm will continue through tomorrow. [Read more]