The US and China are racing to build space-based solar power infrastructure that would beam electricity down to Earth 24/7.

Beijing team finds that potential electrical discharges, though brief, could induce abnormal currents in spacecraft systems.

A U.S. startup called Overview Energy successfully carried out a wireless power-beaming test using a moving aircraft in ...

The successful test is a proof-of-concept for Overview Energy's plans to deliver solar energy to Earth from satellites. The ...

These seven solar technologies from CES 2026 reveal how automation, new materials, and recycling are reshaping the future.

The system is based on a highly compact and flexible ultrathin soft solar blanket that acts as the collection panel and can unroll once the satellite reaches orbit. As it does so, a 3D printer system ...

With solar wind harvesters being outlined as theoretical projects, we imagine the possibility of squeezing the Sun's breath ...

The sun's energy is plentiful. And China is capitalizing. Images captured by two Earth-observing satellites, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey, revealed a rapid expansion of solar farms in a ...

An Astranis-manufactured satellite due to provide broadband to Alaska has suffered a critical power issue. It is the second major issue for newly-launched satellites this week. Founded in 2015, ...

Scientists tracked active solar region NOAA 13664 for 94 days, showing how persistent magnetic complexity drives flares and ...

(NewsNation) — A new paper calculated a solar storm could bring down the planet’s satellite system in just three days, wreaking havoc on infrastructure. Low-earth orbit is home to around 14,000 ...