Webb redefines the dividing line between planets and stars

Planets, like those in our solar system, form in a bottom-up process where small bits of rock and ice clump together and grow larger over time. But the heftier the planet, the harder it is to explain ...
IEEE

Federated Learning-Enabled Smart Solar Grid Optimization Using Transformer-Based Load Forecasting and Energy Management

Abstract: The increasing integration of distributed solar energy resources into smart grids necessitates advanced forecasting and energy management systems that are both privacy-preserving and highly ...
IEEE

In-Season Corn Yield Prediction Using Satellite-Derived Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Machine Learning Algorithms

Abstract: Accurate in-season crop yield prediction is critical for timely agricultural decision-making, food security, and climate-resilient farm management. This study presents a framework for ...
Space.com

Huge solar flare no threat to Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon, NASA says

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GitHub

DSRL for π₀: Diffusion Steering via Reinforcement Learning

This repository provides the official implementation for our paper: Steering Your Diffusion Policy with Latent Space Reinforcement Learning (CoRL 2025). Specifically, it contains a JAX-based ...
IFLScience

NASA’s Voyager Spacecraft Detected A 30,000-50,000 Kelvin “Wall” At The Edge Of Our Solar System

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Rocky Mountain PBS

Plug-in solar panels, coming to an apartment balcony near you

DENVER — Damon Cox’s 1,500-square-foot cottage in Palmer Lake, Colorado, doesn’t use much energy. That hasn’t stopped him from finding more ways to lessen his carbon footprint. A little over a year ...
Digi Times

Exclusive: Tesla and SpaceX pursue dual solar strategy on Earth and in orbit

Chinese solar supply chain companies say that Tesla and SpaceX, both led by Elon Musk, are quietly building a dual-track solar strategy spanning Earth and space, an emerging structure that underscores ...
Space.com

Scientists discover mirror of our solar system in 2 exoplanets forming around a star

"WISPIT 2 is the best look into our own past that we have to date." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...
Scientific American

Astronomers witness the birth of a new solar system

Planets around other stars can help answer one of the greatest mysteries: How did we get here? How did the spinning disk of material left behind by our sun’s birth form our planet and its seven ...
Phys.org

A solar system in the making? Two planets spotted forming in disk around young star

Astronomers have observed two planets forming in the disk around a young star named WISPIT 2. Having previously detected one planet, the team has now employed European Southern Observatory (ESO) ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists May Have Discovered a New Type of Planet Beyond the Solar System. The Catch? It Smells Like Rotten Eggs

Exoplanet L98-59d, located far beyond our solar system, might not sound like someone’s dream destination. It likely has an underground ocean of magma, a surface temperature that reaches around 3,500 ...