A pioneering start-up, Space Solar, has announced plans to build a massive solar power plant in space by 2030. This ...

We take a look at the current best predictions for what the solar system will look like throughout the rest of the Sun's life ...

An outburst of solar energy looks primed to hit Earth on Thursday, potentially bringing auroras to the northern U.S. on ...

Their approach is inspired by the way bacteria and other plants and organisms convert light energy into chemical energy - a ...

The LVSAT arrays, he said, would be part of a lunar infrastructure strategy that Lockheed Martin has proposed, which includes leveraging lunar ice resources and exploring nuclear fission for ...

Photosynthesis efficiently captures and converts sunlight into something usable — so why not steal a trick from nature for ...

Most civilian satellites are very sensitive to high-energy radiation and an atomic explosion in low Earth orbit would ...

From the center of the solar system, rages a powerful wind. Sent by the Sun, this wind whips at speeds exceeding one million ...

The Aditya-L1 spacecraft is designed to watch the sun for any ejections of plasma that may hit Earth and damage power grids.

Why it matters: The concept is called “agrivoltaics”... basically elevated solar panels that are installed over crops or ...