A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise and fancy formation flying.

The magnetic field drives the formation of sunspots, cooler regions on the solar surface that appear as dark blotches. At the ...

ESA’s Proba-3 mission has achieved a spacefaring marvel: two satellites flying in perfect formation to mimic total solar ...

Scientists have constructed the first complete proton energy spectrum observed during an eruptive solar event in Martian space, deepening our understanding of the radiation environment around Mars.

What does an artificial eclipse look like? One space agency's satellites recently accomplished this task as part of a mission ...

My firm, Space Solar, has designed a solar-power satellite called CASSIOPeiA, which is more than twice as powerful – based on the key metric of power per unit mass – as ESA’s design. So far, we have ...

Researchers in China have investigated how transparent smart radiation devices (TSRD) can be used to protect space solar cells from extreme thermal fluctuations. Through a series of simulations ...

European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission has successfully created artificial solar eclipses using two satellites flying in precise formation. This innovative approach allows scientists to study the ...

Artist’s concept of space-based solar power beaming to military and remote installations. Credit: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory A new generation of space companies is thinking bigger.

They are re-examining the old idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) to see if new technologies and approaches can realize the elusive promise of bringing baseload power to any location on Earth ...