Federal investigators now believe the mysterious debris that washed ashore in Cameron Parish belonged to a solar-powered aircraft that once completed a record-setting journey around the world.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'Solar Impulse 2' completed its circumnavigation of the planet, which included a flight over Giza's pyramids, in 2016.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Solar Impulse Foundation sold the aircraft to Skydweller Aero in 2019, marking a dramatic mission shift from renewable energy ...

On May 4, 2026, the experimental solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico during an autonomous test flight. Thankfully no one was hurt during the incident, but it does ...

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 ...

This year's Mobile World Congress, considered by many the most influential connectivity event, brought the futuristic Zephyr aircraft back to the public's attention. This innovative contraption, ...

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A solar-powered airplane has landed in Pennsylvania, about 17 hours after it took off from the Ohio hometown of America aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright. The Swiss-made ...

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 ...