Harvesting solar energy in orbit and beaming it down to Earth is a decades-old idea. Now, a raft of companies say they could ...

Elon Musk says a constellation of solar-powered artificial intelligence satellites could regulate the planet’s energy balance ...

A multidisciplinary team of undergraduate students from three different universities has designed and built a mini satellite, ...

Star Catcher Industries, Inc. ("Star Catcher"), the pioneering space energy company building the first orbital power grid, has set a new world record for wireless optical power transmission, ...

For astronomers, the sky isn’t exactly falling—yet the sky-high ambitions of tech companies seeking profits in Earth orbit ...

The bacteria could be grown in space, and lend their photosynthesizing talents to supplying power to the hundreds of thousands of satellites in orbit.

The future of energy is a pivotal conversation, with solar power taking center stage. Two key methods of harnessing this energy are ground-based solar power and space-based solar energy beam. This ...

THORNTON, Colo., Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI) (Nasdaq: ASTI) (“Ascent” or the “Company”), the leading U.S. innovator in the design and manufacturing of ...

Ascent Solar Technologies, a U.S. manufacturer of copper indium gallium-selenide (CIGS) thin-film PV products, announced it shipped modules for testing to an ocean technology company and a power ...

Over the last decade, decreased costs of launch have unlocked new markets in space. The two largest are satellite communications and Earth observation in low Earth orbit (LEO). As these costs continue ...

Harvesting solar energy in orbit and beaming it down to Earth is a decades-old idea. Now, a raft of companies say they could finally make it a reality.At an American football stadium in Florida last ...