Lessons learned in 70s have made US, world economies less vulnerable to oil shocksThe world economy is experiencing a significant oil price surge reminiscent of the 1970s. However, countries are now better prepared. Decad...
Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth returnArtemis II astronauts are nearing Earth after a historic moon trip. They describe the journey as surreal and profound. The crew is preparin...
Swiss pilot surpasses solar-powered plane altitude recordSwiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 metres, h...
Planet Nine does exist in our solar system: NASAWashington, Oct 16 (IANS) NASA believes a ninth planet does exist that might be 10 times the mass of Earth and 20 times farther from the Su...
- Mysterious Mars-sized object lurking at edge of solar system
New York, June 25 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found evidence of an unknown, Mars-sized "planetary mass object"...
Solar plane departs China for its toughest journey to HawaiiSolar Impulse 2's departure from China to Hawaii at 0240 am (1210 am IST) came more than a month after it landed in Nanjing on the night of...
Solar plane set for most challenging leg of epic 6-day journeyThe plane is powered completely by the sun and has been in Nanjing city in east China waiting for clearer skies during their journey to Haw...
Solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 lands in Myanmar on 3rd leg of journeyA solar-powered plane landed in Myanmar tonight, the third leg of a round-the-world trip aimed at highlighting clean energy.
Solar Impulse-2 plane takes off after night stop in VaranasiThe aircraft took off at around 5:22 AM from Varanasi airport and is being flown by co-pilot as well as project President Bertrand Piccard.
3D experience design platform made Solar Impulse's journey possibleSolar Impulse 2 has used Dassault Syst mes 3D EXPERIENCE platform, to design, build, and validate this second solar airplane.
1st around-the-world solar flight Solar Impulse aims to garner support from India on clean energyThe wings of the Solar Impulse 2 are covered by more than 17,000 solar cells that recharge the plane's batteries. It flies at around 25 kno...
Solar Impulse lands in AhmedabadSolar Impulse 2, the world's first solar-powered aeroplane, on Tuesday stopped by in Ahmedabad and will fly to Varanasi later this week on ...
Solar Impulse’s round-the-world trip may start this week-endThirteen years in the making, the idea of a solar-powered aircraft was initially considered something of joke by the aviation industry.
Facebook open to solar plane-based internet services in India"The reason why planes are interesting is that you can have solar powered planes that stay very high in the sky and provide connectivity," ...
Facebook to test internet beaming drones in 2015A team at the FB Connectivity Lab is specifically working on policy, advising the technology and development teams on regulations that are ...
Solar-powered airplane that can fly forever makes its first flightThe Solar Impulse 2 took 50 engineers, 80 technological partners, and 100 technical advisors 12 years to conceptualise, design, and build.
Solar plane to take off next April'Solarimplse,' a solar plane, dubbed a revolutionary project in the field of aviation, will have its first test flight April next year in S...