A prototype electric plasma rocket engine capable of significantly increasing thrust and efficiency has been unveiled by ...

Russia's state-owned Rosatom announced a prototype plasma engine which could speed up travel to other planets.

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*.

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Thiruvananthapuram: Noted scientist and current Director (Projects) of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, M Mohan, has been appointed as the Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre by the ISRO ...

Former MVP and Heisman quarterback Cam Newton reemerged in the news this week. But not all press is good press. Rumors about Newton's finances and the possibility that the ex-Panthers quarterback ...

First tokamak plasma at the SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak – SMART – recorded with a fast-framing camera in the visible spectral range. Credit: Universidad de Sevilla The University of Seville’s SMART ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The idea behind electric propulsion is that an electric current ionizes (i.e. removes an ...

Hence an electric propulsion system is also referred to as an ion engine. According to Sir Isaac Newton's third law of motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. The plume of ions ...

The new gyrotron will generate high-power electromagnetic waves for controlling and heating a hydrogen plasma many times hotter than the centre of the sun,” said Tokamak Energy. “It will also ...

Nature Research Intelligence Topics enable transformational understanding and discovery in research by categorising any document into meaningful, accessible topics. Read this blog to understand ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. General Atomics and NASA have successfully tested a new type of nuclear thermal ...