solar power

Ingenuity is Doing Surprisingly Well

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

1 month 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 months 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…

3 months 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!

7 months 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…

1 year 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…

2 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…

2 years ago

Anti-Solar Cells Could Generate Electricity at Night

A new study proposes how thermoradiative technology could be used to make "anti-solar" cells that would work at night. Credit:…

3 years ago

German ‘Largest Artificial Sun’ To Generate Climate Friendly Fuel

Synlight, the world's largest artificial Sun, will help German researchers extract hydrogen fuel from water using solar energy.

6 years ago

What is Alternative Energy?

Alternative energy comes in many forms, all of which are being investigated as long-term replacements for fossil fuels, coal, and…

6 years ago