“Just add solar panels to the wings” is a popular suggestion for improving the flight times of fixed-wing drones. However, the reality is not so simple, and it’s easy to hurt rather than ...

After more than 24,000 miles, a solar-powered plane just completed the final leg of its flight around the world. Solar Impulse 2 -- the experimental solar plane which first set out on its ...

Although not the first to try and build a DIY solar-powered remote control airplane, [ProjectAir]’s recent attempt is the most significant one in recent memory. It follows [rctestflight]’s ...

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The secrets of the solar wind will soon come under renewed scrutiny thanks to the launch of an upcoming NASA mission that ...

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