When the US Air Force's X-37B autonomous spaceplane launched into orbit for the sixth time this week, it was carrying an experiment to explore the potential for beaming solar energy from space to ...

When you flip a light switch to illuminate the pages of your favorite book or reach into your refrigerator for that last piece of key lime pie, you expect the electric current coursing through the ...

Water collected from solar panels is used to water a small crop of kangkong plants in June 2021 (Renyuan Li). (CN) — With a quarter inch of rain in the spring and summer temperatures in the triple ...

The idea of solar energy being transmitted from space is not a new one. In 1968, a NASA engineer named Peter Glaser produced the first concept design for a solar-powered satellite. But only now, 55 ...

ORLANDO, Fla.-- In southeast Orlando, near Pershing Avenue, a group of solar panels sit surrounded by yellow tape, part of an experiment. Orlando Utilities Commission eyeing solar expansion OUC ...

WEST NEWBURY — In response to renewed interest in solar power, a pair of Pentucket Regional High School seniors decided to find out whether landfill sites that otherwise have no redeeming value might ...

This article is part of a special report on the total solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of the U.S., Mexico and Canada on April 8, 2024. Shadia Habbal has gone to the ends of the Earth for ...