When rudimentary solar power was created in the 19th century, the scientists behind the technology had no idea what it would be used for.In 2013, venture capitalists and environmentalists Bertrand ...

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan has set a new altitude record for solar-powered electric planes. His SolarStratos aircraft soared to 31,237 feet (9,521 meters). The team announced the achievement on ...

On a blustery November day in 2025, a Cessna turboprop fought its way through the skies over Pennsylvania. The conditions were miserable for flying: at an altitude of 5,000 meters, crosswinds whipped ...

Swiss eco-explorer Raphaël Domjan is one step closer — or around 31,200 feet — to the stratosphere. The adventurer's ride there was much different from airliners that typically travel at that height.

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — A plane powered by the sun’s rays landed in Hawaii Friday after a record-breaking five-day journey across the Pacific Ocean from Japan. Pilot Andre Borschberg and his ...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) – A solar-powered airplane that landed in Arizona last week after a daylong flight from California is headed to Oklahoma next. It will be the latest leg in the plane’s around the ...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates might not seem like an obvious spot to begin and end a globe-spanning flight promoting renewable energy. It is OPEC's fourth biggest oil ...