In the late 1960s, an engineer named Peter Glaser floated a wild idea: what if we launched giant solar panels into orbit and beamed the power back to Earth? At the time, it sounded like something out ...

Solar panels positioned in space could be harnessed to continuously supply up to 80 per cent of Europe’s renewable energy by 2050, a new study says. Researchers from King’s College London estimate ...

(CN) — Beyond the confines of earthly methods, a research team in Europe thinks the continent can meet climate change goals with solar panels in space. Currently, Europe’s decarbonization efforts ...

Researchers are making significant strides in solar panel technology, particularly with perovskites, which can boost efficiency when combined with silicon. Artificial intelligence is being utilized to ...

Troublesome lunar dust could soon be transformed into solar cells to help power moon bases and humanity's push to explore further out into space. This is the promise of an international team of ...

The SXDUs consist of X-ray Detector Modules (XDMs), analog electronic units (AEUs), a data processing unit (DPU), and a power supply unit (PSU). Collimators are positioned in front of the XDMs to ...

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 ...

Imagine a field of solar panels floating silently in the endless day of Earth’s orbit. Unlike their terrestrial cousins, this space-based solar array never faces nighttime, clouds, or atmospheric ...

'Moonglass’ made from the lunar surface might be particularly radiation-resistant. By Tom Hawking Published Apr 4, 2025 10:38 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

Ask Starpath CEO Saurav Shroff his thoughts on America’s space priorities and he’ll say we’re “one order of magnitude high on cost and one order of magnitude low on ambition.” Starpath’s answer, at ...