Solar transition region — The solar transition region is a region of the Sun s atmosphere, between the chromosphere and corona. It is visible from space using telescopes that can sense ultraviolet. It is important because it is the site of several unrelated but important… … Wikipedia
Solar (comics) — Solar Cover to Dark Horse Comics Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1 (July 2010). Art by Michael Komarck. Publication information Publisher … Wikipedia
Solar variation — Solar variations are changes in the amount of solar radiation emitted by the Sun. There are periodic components to these variations, the principal one being the 11 year solar cycle (or sunspot cycle), as well as aperiodic fluctuations. Solar… … Wikipedia
Solar cell — A solar cell made from a monocrystalline silicon wafer … Wikipedia
Solar wind — For other uses, see Solar wind (disambiguation). The solar wind is a stream of charged particles ejected from the upper atmosphere of the Sun. It mostly consists of electrons and protons with energies usually between 1.5 and 10 keV. The stream of … Wikipedia
solar cell — a photovoltaic cell that converts sunlight directly into electricity. * * * Any device that directly converts the energy in light into electrical energy through the process of photovoltaics (see photovoltaic effect). Solar cells do not use… … Universalium
Solar Challenger — Infobox Aircraft name = Solar Challenger caption = A drawing of the Solar Challenger type = experimental aircraft national origin = United States manufacturer = AeroVironment designer = Paul MacCready first flight = 1981 introduction = retired =… … Wikipedia
solar nebula — Gaseous cloud from which, in the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system, the Sun and planets formed by condensation. In 1755 Immanuel Kant suggested that a nebula gradually pulled together by its own gravity developed into the Sun… … Universalium
Solar shade — Use of solar shades is a proposed approach to the mitigation of global warming through planetary engineering. By intentionally changing the Earth s albedo, or reflectivity, scientists propose that we could reflect more heat back out into space,… … Wikipedia
History of Solar System formation and evolution hypotheses — Capture theory redirects here. For the solar capture theory, see this article s section on Solar System formation. For the lunar capture theory, see this article s section on lunar formation. Ideas concerning the origin and fate of the world date … Wikipedia
