(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets ...

Former SpaceX engineer, Halen Mattison, and his startup, General Galactic, are looking to revolutionize rocket propulsion by turning water into rocket fuel. Their ambitious project, discussed in ...

The United States flew a reactor in space in the 1960s and has studied nuclear thermal propulsion for decades. Fuel is not the primary limitation either; the enriched uranium supply chain is ...

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Plasma propulsion transforms an inert propellant – often hydrogen – into plasma, a superheated mix of ions and electrons.

Space is becoming more crowded and as the number of satellites increases, so too does the risk of a collision, highlighting the need for multimode propulsion in spacecraft, according to industry ...

Russia's state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom, has developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could send spacecraft to Mars in just 30 to 60 days. The plasma engine works by accelerating ...

The dream of nuclear fusion has been chased by some of the world’s brightest minds for decades. It’s easy to see why — replicating the inner workings of stars here on Earth would mean virtually ...

The laws of physics may not apply in the Star Wars universe. But just because it's highly unlikely we'll ever make the jump to lightspeed as seen in the films, that doesn't mean Star Wars-esque ...

A NASA spacecraft bound for an unexplored metal-rich asteroid has reignited its plasma thrusters, continuing its cruise deeper into the Solar System after switching to a backup fuel line. The $1.4 ...