Solar Impulse 2 has landed in Hawaii after completing its record-breaking longest leg of the Round the World Solar Flight, that began last March in Abu Dhabi. With pilot André Borschberg at the ...

A Swiss-made solar-powered aircraft has made a successful inaugural flight as its makers prepare for what they hope will be the first round-the-world solar flight. The Solar Impulse 2 team said the ...

The Solar Impulse 2 plane, about to embark on the most daunting leg of its epic round-the-world journey, is taking renewable energy and clean technology to new heights, says pilot Bertrand Piccard. “I ...

If Orville and Wilbur Wright had caught a peek of Solar Impulse 2 taking a leisurely spin through the clouds, they’d be saying, “this is right, brother.” The craft, attempting to to be first ...

Solar Impulse on Wednesday unveiled an airplane that is scheduled to fly around the world, powered only by the sun. Co-founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschber announced the Solar ...

The sunlight-powered journey around the world ended in the dark as pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft at 4:05 a.m. local time on July 26 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The ...

Solar Impulse 2, the first solar-powered plane with the ability to fly several days and nights, launched from Abu Dhabi on March 5, 2015. On what was supposed to be a five-month journey, its goal was ...

Soon, the sun may be powering our journeys through the skies. On Sunday, the brains behind Solar Impulse-2, a solar-powered plane, announced that they would be taking a historic trip around the world, ...

The Solar Impulse 2 is traveling from China to Hawaii. — -- It's the launch of the newest adventure in this first-of-its-kind aircraft. For the next 130 hours, six days and six nights with no ...