Harvesting solar energy in orbit and beaming it down to Earth is a decades-old idea. Now, a raft of companies say they could ...

Space-based solar power has been gaining more and more traction recently. The recent success of Caltech's Space Solar Power ...

As solar plants and projects are being shut down, some cheaper alternatives are being explored. NBC News' Ellison Barber ...

There has been much discussion in the space community recently about building large data centers in orbit to avoid the ...

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 ...

Developers say space-based solar will be cost-competitive with utility-scale PV. A new documentary showcases a Caltech team’s ...

Japan’s space program is set to make history in 2025 by beaming solar energy from an orbiting satellite down to Earth, ...

A future where your lights, phone, and even entire cities are powered by sunlight collected in orbit may not be far-fetched. A new study published in Joule00255-7) suggests that Europe could one day ...

(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 ...

Reflect Orbital plans 4,000 space mirrors to beam sunlight at night, but astronomers warn of a catastrophic light pollution ...