For decades, space agencies have been seeking effective ways to shorten the long and perilous journey to Mars. The new nuclear propulsion concept, CNTR, developed by researchers at Ohio State ...

How do you control a nuclear space propulsion system? Very carefully. To help with this, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...

Solar Orbiter has identified the Sun’s dual “engines” for superfast electrons: explosive flares and sweeping coronal mass ...

Instead of using solid fuel elements, this innovative design uses liquid uranium fuel to heat the rocket propellant directly.

New developments in nuclear thermal propulsion technologies may soon enable advanced space missions to the farthest reaches of the solar system.

In a groundbreaking development, Ohio State University has unveiled a new concept for nuclear thermal propulsion that could ...

The study also explained a long-standing puzzle as to why electrons often appear delayed after solar eruptions.

VIPs cut the ribbon at Portal Space Systems’ HQ in Bothell, Wash. From left: U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene; Portal co-founders Prashaanth Ravindran, Jeff Thornburg and Ian Vorbach; and Bothell Mayor Mason ...

Scientists at the European Space Agency used a laser to communicate with a spacecraft 165 million miles (265 million kilometers) away in deep space for the first time, marking a major step forward in ...

BROOMFIELD, Colo., August 11, 2025 – MMA Space has developed a low-cost solar array capable of generating tens of kilowatts that can be manufactured in a fraction of the time of conventional solar ...

The sun has become increasingly active since 2008, a new NASA study shows. Solar activity is known to fluctuate in cycles of 11 years, but there are longer-term variations that can last decades. Case ...