NASA and its partners have successfully tested a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) fuel that could revolutionize deep-space ...

NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...

Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to ...

NASA is working on a groundbreaking nuclear electric propulsion system that could dramatically speed up trips to Mars. The ...

Engineers developed an engine prototype which could reach unprecedented speeds, cutting down interplanetary travel time.

The DARPA-NASA nuclear thermal propulsion project is extending its time frame for an on-orbit demonstration. Credit: Lockheed Martin A vision to accelerate U.S. access to cislunar space and the ...

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

NASA's MARVL project is developing a modular nuclear electric propulsion system for faster Mars travel. Robotic in-space assembly and advanced cooling tech could cut trip times in half.

Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better protected ... But for missions farther from the sun, where the sunlight is fainter, nuclear power in the form of radioisotope ...

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

NASA and General Atomics successfully tested nuclear fuel for faster, more efficient space travel, pushing Mars missions forward.

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