Solar drone with jumbo jet wingspan broke a flight record—then it crashed

💡

Stories like this show real progress in protecting our planet and fighting climate change, giving us hope for a sustainable future.

Share this story:

The final flight and complex legacy of a pioneering solar-powered aircraft.

Original story published by arstechnica.com. Peanutlife curates and shares uplifting news to brighten your day.

More Uplifting Stories You'll Love

Far out in the Bay of Bengal, to the east of Sri Lanka, the ocean rearranges itself every year. The surface seems...

In Sudi, a small town in Karnataka’s Gadag district, a flight of sandstone steps now leads visitors back into the...

Perovskites hold a place of honor in the pantheon of much-heralded clean energy breakthroughs that have yet to...

arcop associates uses spatial dignity and natural light to transform max smart hospital into a calming,...

Australia now boasts one of the world’s largest acreage of private land set aside for conservation, and the Guardian...

A Serbian bird society successfully crowdfunded 8,000 euros to purchase and protect a two-hectare woodland,...