A California startup wants to beam extra sunlight to Earth orbiting mirrors, but some are skeptical about whether the physics ...

The moon being tidally locked to Earth results in extreme environmental conditions, with 14-day-long periods of darkness and extreme temperature fluctuations. While solar power can provide energy ...

In 2024, Lonestar tested the world’s first software-defined data center around the moon’s orbit. Now, they want to send it to ...

Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large ...

China has announced plans to build a giant solar power space station, which will be lifted into orbit piece by piece using the nation's brand-new heavy lift rockets.

China has announced plans to create a huge solar power station in space that will allow the collection of solar energy which can then be beamed down to Earth. The enormous infrastructure ...

Solaris promises to be a major platform for education and research, with a particular focus on academic research into the Sun ...

"Because most solar system moons rotate very slowly (keeping the same face towards their planet as they orbit, as our moon does to Earth), any ring particles must be orbiting the moon much faster ...