Japan-based technology company Sharp Corporation offers a range of space-qualified compound solar cells for use in low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and other spacecraft. It recently exhibited its ...

ATLANTA — A mission to the International Space Station in October will include new solar cells developed by Georgia Institute of Technology researchers. The Aegis Aerospace MISSE-21 mission, expected ...

A team of researchers from Swansea University and Loughborough University are working on lightweight cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell technology for space arrays. The aim is to develop ...

Engineers have created a “cosmic veil”—a special protective coating—designed to shield solar cells on satellites and spacecraft from the brutal radiation environment of space. Developed at the ...

Space-based solar panels could enable solar power to be harvested continuously instead of only when sunlight reaches Earth, reducing Europe’s need for Earth-based wind and solar by 80%, finds a study ...

Over the last decade, decreased costs of launch have unlocked new markets in space. The two largest are satellite communications and Earth observation in low Earth orbit (LEO). As these costs continue ...