82K views · 1.6K reactions | In 2025, Japan became the first nation to successfully wirelessly transmit solar energy collected in space directly to a receiver on Earth. This historic demonstration, part of the OHISAMA ("sun") project, used a small 180-kilogram satellite in low Earth orbit to prove that clean, constant energy can be harvested beyond our atmosphere. The satellite utilized a two-square-meter solar panel to capture sunlight continuously, transforming it into microwave energy for tra