For as long as we’ve looked up at the sky, we’ve imagined ways to harness the endless power of the sun. Solar energy on Earth has grown rapidly, but it still has limits — cloudy days, night-time, weather patterns, and land availability all affect how much energy we can generate. So what if we could collect solar energy without  those limitations?What if solar power didn’t stop when the sun set? This idea isn’t new. Scientists have been imagining space-based solar power  for d