solar power

Could Alien Solar Panels Be Technosignatures?

If alien technological civilizations exist, they almost certainly use solar energy. Along with wind, it's the cleanest, most accessible form…

6 months ago

Does Beaming Power in Space Make Sense at the Moon?

The ESA is conducting a study to assess the potential for building space based solar power satellites... on the Moon!

1 year ago

New Satellite Successfully Beams Power From Space

Researchers at Caltech have successfully tested their space solar power demonstrator (SSPD), showing it can beam power from space to…

1 year ago

Ingenuity is Doing Surprisingly Well

After months of extreme cold, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter appears to be back in working order.

2 years ago

Is Space Power a Good Idea? A New Spacecraft is Going to Find Out!

Caltech has launched a technology demonstrator that will evaluate space based solar power technologies

2 years ago

Could Space-based Satellites Power Remote Mines?

Many space-based technologies are still looking for their "killer app" - the thing that they do better than anything else…

2 years ago

Artemis Astronauts Could Rely on Solar Cells Made out of Moon Dust

Researchers from TalTech have devised a cost-effective method for producing lightweight, flexible solar cells on the Moon!

2 years ago

NASA is Upping the Power on its Lunar Wattage Challenge!

NASA and HeroX have launched Phase II of their Watts on the Moon Challenge, which will reward a total of…

3 years ago

Exploring the Moon’s Shadowed Regions Using Beamed Energy

NASA is exploring new concepts for its long-awaited return to the Moon, one of which promises to "beam" power wherever…

4 years ago

How do you get Power into Your Lunar Base? With a Tower of Concrete Several Kilometers High

It sounds like science fiction, but building an enormous tower several kilometers high on the Lunar surface may be the…

4 years ago