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I want to learn about our solar system
How do solar cells work?
Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
Three alternative ways to charge your iPod
How is energy transfered?
Lab in a lorry
What are renewable energy sources?
All about... the Venus transit
SODIS - A place in the sun
Under Sunveillance
Satellites on the blink
Who is Stephen Hawking?
Windbelt - Reinventing wind power
How do we know how far away the moon is?
Why do earthquakes happen?
The physics of Santa
Solar Energy Technology
Photovoltaic (or PV) cells convert light energy into electricity. This site looks at the development of photovoltaics as a domestic and industrial source of energy, including some quite detailed ...
What is a solar sail?
Could a spaceship be powered by the sun's energy? An introduction to solar sails.
Learning about Renewable Energy
Nice, clear info on renewable energy resources including geothermal, solar, wind and biomass power from the National Renewable Energy Lab.
Renewable energy
An introduction to the main types of renewable energy, focusing on wind, solar, wave, tidal and waste power.
Renewable energy - from sunlight to electricity
Instructions on how to make a solar cell ribena and other equipment.
The Solar wind
A NASA page all about solar wind, including the latest data on the Sun's activity and with lots more information on solar physics.
What is Energy?
A great site for children about energy, covering where energy comes from, how to save energy, the history of energy and fun games.
How Solar Sails Work
A brief description of how Solar Sails work and solar spacecraft design This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com.