Creating and sustaining fusion reactions—essentially recreating star-like conditions on Earth—is extremely difficult, and ...

Researchers demonstrated the first fully 3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine. The low-cost device can be fabricated more quickly than traditional thrusters, potentially from on board a ...

Russian scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking plasma engine that could revolutionize space travel, potentially reducing ...

A Russian plasma engine could cut Mars travel to 30 days with continuous thrust, surpassing ion thrusters. A 300 kW prototype ...

Russian scientists have unveiled an ambitious new plasma engine that could drastically cut the travel time to Mars, reducing ...

There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, ...

Scientists are developing a new space propulsion system that uses water as fuel, promising a more sustainable way to explore ...

A research team presents an AI assessor for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines of satellites and space probes.

A research team from KAIST Nuclear and Quantum Engineering presents an AI assesser for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines of satellites and space ...

Hall thrusters, a key space technology for missions like SpaceX's Starlink constellation and NASA's Psyche asteroid mission, are high-efficiency electric propulsion devices using plasma technology*.

which are the engines for satellites or space exploration vehicles. Hall thrusters are high-efficiency propulsion devices that use plasma, allowing for significant acceleration of satellites or ...

This heats the plasma to more than 100 million degrees C, leading to a cascade of atoms fusing. Altogether, it’s similar to how a spark plug ignites fuel inside an internal combustion engine. The ...