Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 meters, or 31,237 feet, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos ...

The Solar Impulse, an airplane traveling across the United States using only solar power, is in Phoenix today, after reaching Arizona from California Saturday. It took the plane about 20 hours to ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A solar-powered airplane landed in California on Saturday, completing a risky, three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean as part of its journey around the world. A ...

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 ...

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan has set a new altitude record for solar-powered electric planes. His SolarStratos aircraft soared to 31,237 feet (9,521 meters). The team announced the achievement on ...

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 meters, or 31,237 feet, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos ...

Live to fly another day — that’s what the Solar Impulse 2 will have to do. The solar plane landed in Mountain View, California, late Saturday and instead of taking off Friday as planned, the 2.5-ton ...

Swiss eco-explorer Raphaël Domjan is one step closer — or around 31,200 feet — to the stratosphere. The adventurer's ride there was much different from airliners that typically travel at that height.

Watch as this time-lapse video shows the first solar-powered flight around the world. The Solar Impulse aircraft traveled over 500 days and 25,000 miles, despite a few setbacks along the way. "It ...

A revolutionary solar-powered plane that looks more like a toy than a jet is about to end a slow and symbolic journey across America by quietly buzzing the Statue of Liberty and landing in New York ...

Two pilots are slowly carving their way into a new future of solar-powered flight as one embarks on the latest leg of their around-the-world journey in a plane powered only by the sun. After some ...