Solar Impulse 2, the aircraft that completed the first solar-powered global flight in 2016, crashed in the Gulf of Mexico ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Solar-powered plane forced to ditch into ocean after bad weather forced an extension to an 8-day autonomous flight and ...

WASHINGTON, United States — 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 ...

Swiss pilot and solar pioneer Raphaël Domjan appears to have set a new altitude record for a solar-powered airplane, soaring to more than 31,000 feet above the Swiss Alps in a breakthrough flight his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Swiss pilot Raphaël Domjan soared more than 31,000 feet above the Alps using nothing but sunlight, appearing to shatter the ...