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Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC

The Earendil-1 satellite, created by startup Reflect Orbital, contains a thin-film reflector that can direct “abundant sunlight” to specific locations at specific times, including night time

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Shining: Moon rises behind the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.

Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership

 The sun is seen as smoke rises from a wildfire burning during a heatwave, in Gohrischheide near Zeithain, Germany, July 3, 2025.

Study suggests our Sun escaped the crowded galactic center for the Milky Way’s suburbs

A woman sits on a swing and watches the sun set.

California startup pitches 50,000 space reflectors to extend daylight


Red Moon rising: Lunar eclipse graced Israel skies

A total lunar eclipse was visible across Israel on Sunday night, turning the Moon red from 6:28 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. under clear skies.

The moon in eclipse rises over Jerusalem on September 7, 2025.

How the world won’t be destroyed: NASA found a solution to a worrying problem

NASA proved for the first time that a small spacecraft can deflect an asteroid. The DART mission collided with Dimorphos, showing humanity can protect itself from cosmic disasters.

The spacecraft is on its way to crash into the asteroid’s moon

The sun protection obsession that ended with a fracture in bed

Due to a fear of tanning, she avoided daylight for years – until one night, a bone in her body simply broke. Doctors warn: The obsession with pale skin may come at a heavy health cost.

 A woman covered in clothing to protect herself from the sun

Britain prepares for hostile nations, actors to weaponize the sun - report

The UK is reportedly interested in a risk assessment of technology which could reflect sunlight away from the Earth, and its potential to manufacture an environmental disaster.

 CME Erupts on the Sun.

Solar Orbiter spacecraft obtains first images of the sun's poles

"The data that Solar Orbiter obtains during the coming years will help modelers in predicting the solar cycle," said solar physicist Hamish Reid.

Eight views of the sun's south pole obtained by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft are seen in this image released by the European Space Agency on June 11, 2025

Partial solar eclipse to create 'devil's horns' effect on March 29

NASA urges use of ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses for safe viewing.

 Partial solar eclipse to create 'devil's horns' effect on March 29.

Israel opens Solaris, a major solar observatory, in Druze-majority town of Usfiya

Solaris promises to be a major platform for education and research, with a particular focus on academic research into the Sun and its impact on the Earth.

 An image of the solar system orbiting the Sun is seen at Solaris, Israel's new solar observatory, in Isfiya.

China's 'artificial sun' reactor sets record for plasma flow duration

The Chinese state news agency Xinhua described the accomplishment as "a key step towards the development of a fusion reactor."

 Is fusion energy achievable? Illustration.

Russian astronomers observe rare black plasma eruption on the Sun

The event, described by scientists as "very rare, beautiful, and even a bit strange," involved a cold prominence rich in neutral hydrogen that was released and scattered throughout the corona.

 Russian astronomers observe rare black plasma eruption on the Sun.

6 facial skin damages from sun exposure and how to fix them

The summer season officially ends in late September, but its damage is already visible on most people's facial skin. Here are the main issues from uncontrolled sun exposure and how to aid recovery.

 The sun is harmful to facial skin.