Scientists have developed a method for generating fast, bright proton beams using a high-repetition-rate laser-plasma ...

Russian scientists have announced the development of a plasma-powered rocket engine that could potentially reach Mars within ...

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

Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.

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

A laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator has been produced by Rosatom ...

Interestingly, the spacecraft would use an innovative propulsion method: lightsails. These types of reflective sails use the pressure from lasers or starlight to propel spacecraft. These ultrathin ...

The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak achieved a remarkable scientific milestone by maintaining steady-state high-confinement plasma operation for an impressive 1,066 seconds. Credit: ...

China’s Hefei Institutes of Physical Science has claimed a new world record for maintaining a steady-state high-confinement plasma operation, a feat needed to create a fusion reactor that in theory ...

Researchers have proposed a new propulsion method that could make covering the vast distances required for interstellar missions feasible within a human lifetime. The fundamental challenge in ...

Scientists in China on a quest to build a nuclear fusion reactor capable of producing unlimited, low-cost energy have achieved a sustained plasma temperature exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius ...