Solar power satellite (SPS) advocates have been dreaming of using space resources to build massive constructions for decades.

Soaring demand for electricity is leading some companies to not only think out of the box for a solution, but out of this ...

Bothell, Wash.-based Portal Space Systems shows off the lab where its solar thermal propulsion system will be developed.

The solar array isn’t the only plan China has for space research—it also plans to reach the Moon and build an International ...

The concept of harnessing solar energy from space might sound like the stuff of science fiction, but it’s rapidly edging ...

Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the sun's light can feel on Earth.

China wants to build a space-based solar power station in orbit around Earth, and it could do so in the next 25 years.

Imagine a world where electricity is no longer limited by fossil fuels or the angle at which the sun shines. A space-based solar panel has been discovered by scientists to switch things up a little in ...

"Based on telemetry before the loss of signal last week and ground-based radar data collected March 2, the team believes the ...

they convert and store this energy for us to use as electricity. They are most frequently found in solar farms, within private residences, and they can even be found in space! Solar panels work using ...