Skydweller CEO Robert Miller describes exactly how the aircraft was lost—and why the future prospects for perpetual solar ...

Piccard never intended the vehicle for commercial use, but instead envisioned it as a way to raise awareness for sustainable energy by building the first solar-powered plane capable of ...

Solar Impulse 2, the pioneering aircraft known for the first round-the-world solar flight, was lost during an uncrewed flight, ending its decade-long journey in the skies.

A solar-powered drone has been lost at sea after a record-breaking flight lasting eight days between late April and early May. The crash also marks the untimely demise of the pioneering aircraft Solar ...

A breakthrough in aviation is taking shape through a collaboration between U.S. startup Skydweller Aero and French defense electronics company Thales. Their joint mission is to build a solar-powered ...

Solar Impulse 2, a solar‑powered plane built in Switzerland, has been destroyed after crashing in the Gulf of Mexico.

YANGON, Myanmar A solar-powered plane landed in Myanmar on Thursday night, the latest leg of a round-the-world trip aimed at highlighting clean energy. Dozens of trees had to be cleared ahead of the ...

Germany’s bid to build one of the world’s most advanced uncrewed solar aircraft has just taken a major leap forward, after the German Aerospace Center (DLR) revealed that HAP-alpha has successfully ...

The experimental plane Solar Impulse 2, which completed a historic round-the-world trip in 2016 without using jet fuel, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico recently, its owner revealed. Flown by Swiss ...