Solar Impulse 2 is making good progress in its epic journey across the Pacific, with the plane breaking the record for longest-solar powered flight on Tuesday. “It’s now the longest solar-powered ...

Using only the power of the sun's rays, the souped up lightweight aircraft climbs to nearly 6,000 feet and stays aloft for more than two hours. Dara Kerr was a senior reporter for CNET covering the on ...

Piccard never intended the vehicle for commercial use, but instead envisioned it as a way to raise awareness for sustainable energy by building the first solar-powered plane capable of ...

Speaking from the cockpit of Solar Impulse 2 as it makes its journey over the Pacific, pilot Bertrand Piccard told FoxNews.com that that solar-powered plane proves the immense potential of clean ...

Solar Impulse 2 is probably the most ambitious project ever undertaken in the search for an alternative to internal combustion engines to power an airplane. And its success will be dependent on using ...

Solar Impulse on Wednesday unveiled an airplane that is scheduled to fly around the world, powered only by the sun. Co-founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschber announced the Solar ...

The Solar Impulse 2 has landed in Ahmedabad. The first round-the-world solar-powered flight landed in India on Wednesday, the second leg of a 35,000 km (22,000 mile) journey seeking to demonstrate ...