A groundbreaking nuclear rocket engine that could completely change how we conduct long distance space missions is now under construction. The Pulsar Fusion rocket could more than halve the time it ...

NASA's propulsion leap: A lithium plasma thruster reached unprecedented power levels in U.S. testing, potentially enabling faster, more efficient Mars missions. Helion's agile approach: Helion is ...

Earlier this year, NASA and DARPA announced the goal to field a nuclear fission-powered spacecraft capable of ferrying human crews from Earth to Mars expediently sometime before this decade is out. If ...

NASA believes the rotating detonation engine could be the future of deep space travel, and it's getting strong results in prototype testing. Combustion engines are tried and true, and however angry ...

UK-based Pulsar Fusion claims a world-first by generating 'first plasma' inside its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket prototype, demonstrated live at Jeff Bezos' MARS Conference. While far from a ...