A space elevator could make it much cheaper and faster to get goods to other planets, like Mars. The Obayashi Corporation based in Japan announced in 2012 plans to begin building one by next year. Not ...

The idea of beaming solar power down from space might sound like science fiction, but it’s being taken seriously by a growing number of governments. A new analysis shows it could significantly lower ...

BEIJING, 15 October (BelTA - China Daily) - China unveiled a national mid and long-term development program for space science on Tuesday, which will guide the country's planning of space science ...

China has released a national roadmap for space science and exploration from 2024-2050, outlining crewed lunar landings by ...

A future where your lights, phone, and even entire cities are powered by sunlight collected in orbit may not be far-fetched. A new study published in Joule00255-7) suggests that Europe could one day ...

A new report from Inmarsat and Globant finds existing satellite technologies could save up to 5.5 billion tonnes of CO2 a year. Satellite technologies are already reducing carbon emissions by 1.5 ...

In the late 1960s, an engineer named Peter Glaser floated a wild idea: what if we launched giant solar panels into orbit and beamed the power back to Earth? At the time, it sounded like something out ...

Space-based solar panels could enable solar power to be harvested continuously instead of only when sunlight reaches Earth, reducing Europe’s need for Earth-based wind and solar by 80%, finds a study ...

A new study from King’s College London demonstrates the potential for space-based solar power (SBSP) by projecting its usefulness to the European energy grid. It shows that the technology, ...