On June 14 and 16, technicians installed solar panels onto NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, one of the final steps in assembling the observatory. Collectively called the Solar Array Sun ...

To make these solar panels, Indian companies need PV cells—which are the small parts that convert sunlight into electricity. Since India doesn’t yet make enough of these cells on its own, it is ...

The video displays the solar arrays smoothly tracking the Sun's position during normal operations, rotating about two ...

SwRI staff prepare the Solar Wind Plasma Sensor (SWiPS) for integration into a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite dedicated to tracking space weather. SWiPS will measure ...

A new 'cosmic veil' developed by engineers at the University of Surrey could help perovskite solar cells survive in space, opening a new gateway to lighter, cheaper and more efficient solar power for ...

Texas-based Janta Power company is developing three-dimensional solar towers that generate roughly 50 percent more energy than standard flat-panel systems. This tower-like design maximizes the use of ...

Could we redesign solar panels so we can harvest crops and renewable energy in the same space? Solar energy production and farming land benefit from flat, open, sunny fields. But solar panels and ...