Scientists invent self-healing solar panels with "miracle material"

Australian scientists have invented a next-generation solar panel capable of healing itself when damaged in space. 

China to Build a Solar Power Station In Space by 2035

The station would capture the Sun's energy that never makes it all the way down to Earth. The energy would be converted into microwaves or lasers and be beamed back Earth to be used for our consumption.

China Plans a Space-Based Solar Power

China will test the idea of a space-based solar power station that would capture the sun’s energy that never makes it to the planet and use laser beams to send the energy back to Earth. NASA has abandoned this idea decades ago.