Space-based solar power could deliver clean electricity day and night, but launch costs, safety, and scale remain major ...

The energy sent is low-intensity, invisible infrared light, which allows ground-based solar projects to generate power even when the sun is not shining. Unlike other concepts, Overview’s wide-beam ...

Space debris – the collection of defunct human-made objects in Earth's orbit – is already affecting space agencies, companies ...

Aetherflux plans to launch an initial demonstration satellite to test its space-based solar power technologies by 2026. Credit: Aetherflux TAMPA, Fla. — Space-based solar power startup Aetherflux has ...

Overview Energy plans to develop satellites collecting solar power in geosynchronous orbit and beaming it to Earth using near-infrared wide-beam lasers. Credit: Overview Energy WASHINGTON — A space ...

Google’s proposal to explore space-based AI infrastructure raises fundamental questions about energy, physics and feasibility ...

From plasma engines that could turn months of travel into weeks to the first blueprints for ships that will outlive their ...

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China has brought a 1 GW offshore solar power plant online off the coast of Dongying, Shandong province, combining PV with ...

Overview Energy, a startup attempting to develop a space-based solar power system, plans to demonstrate its technology from a satellite in low Earth orbit in 2028. The Ashburn, Virginia-based company, ...

From massive solar panels to the difficulty of staying cool - not to mention high-energy radiation - there are a lot of ...