Space weather may intensify in the coming decades with more frequent solar flares and eruptions to batter the planet. Whilst Earth's technology, including satellites and power grids, is likely to feel ...

Electrical engineer Ed Tate was skeptical of proposals for space-based solar power when he initially heard about the concept ...

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - April 16, 2025 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - Ascent Solar Technologies (NASDAQ: ASTI), the maker of featherweight, ...

For most, satellite connectivity means ensuring that people everywhere have access to telecommunications, data and the internet. Connecting this way is a noble goal, and innovators are finding new ...

Aetherflux, a startup founded by a physicist with a background in financial services, announced it was developing a novel ...

Space solar power, or what I like to call Starlink for electricity, is at once a ludicrous idea and a bit of a pipe dream.

Moon megawatts and cosmic miso: Scientists build solar panels from moon glass and ferment miso paste in space.

Languages: English. Troublesome lunar dust could soon be transformed into solar cells to help power moon bases and humanity's push to explore further out into space. This is the promise of an ...

Solar Cells Made of Moon Dust Could Power Future Space Exploration Apr. 3, 2025 — The same dirt that clings to astronauts' boots may one day keep their lights on. Researchers created solar cells ...

Over the past few years, solar manufacturing has surged back across the United States; we are just one example. Thanks to carefully designed tax credits, companies such as ours have ...

The team also zapped their prototype cells with space-grade radiation, and found the moonglass cells were more resistant. An artist’s impression of a lunar base powered by solar panels (Picture ...