On a blustery November day in 2025, a Cessna turboprop fought its way through the skies over Pennsylvania. The conditions ...

China is racing to turn a long imagined science fiction concept into hardware: a gigawatt scale solar power plant in orbit ...

Overview Energy plans to develop satellites collecting solar power in geosynchronous orbit and beaming it to Earth using near-infrared wide-beam lasers. Credit: Overview Energy WASHINGTON — A space ...

Another day, another ambitious company emerges to harness the power of the Sun from Earth's orbit. Okay, it's not quite that common an occurrence, but there are indeed a number of firms giving this a ...

Forward-looking: Recent tests have proven that beaming solar energy to Earth from low-orbiting satellites is theoretically possible with existing technology. If implemented, the method could resolve ...

A new 'cosmic veil' developed by engineers at the University of Surrey could help perovskite solar cells survive in space, opening a new gateway to lighter, cheaper and more efficient solar power for ...

Aetherflux plans to launch an initial demonstration satellite to test its space-based solar power technologies by 2026. Credit: Aetherflux TAMPA, Fla. — Space-based solar power startup Aetherflux has ...

A satellite no bigger than a washing machine could soon take a major step toward reshaping the future of clean energy. Japan is preparing to launch a spacecraft that will send solar energy wirelessly ...

Space-based solar panels could enable solar power to be harvested continuously instead of only when sunlight reaches Earth, reducing Europe’s need for Earth-based wind and solar by 80%, finds a study ...

What if the boundless energy of the sun could be harnessed not just from Earth, but from the vast expanse of space itself? Imagine a future where colossal satellites orbit the planet, capturing ...