Among the many extra-terrestrial challenges faced by the Earth, one of them comes straight from our planet's home star. Sun eruptions mainly come in two forms: solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

A researcher has recently proposed that we could limit or reverse the effects of climate change by tethering a sun shield to a captured asteroid between us and the Sun. Sun shields have been proposed ...

The sun shield as envisioned by University of Hawaii astronomer Istvan Szapudi. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now ...

Earth is rapidly warming and scientists are developing a variety of approaches to reduce the effects of climate change. An astronomer has proposed a novel approach -- a solar shield to reduce the ...