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

A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such as SpaceX's constellation satellites, Starlink and NASA's asteroid probe ...

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

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

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*.

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*.

Using water as fuel to travel through space—this is the challenge of WET – Water-based Electric Thrusters, a new research project under Horizon Europe coordinated by the University of Bologna.

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