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 ...

If it proves successful, CNTR could allow future vehicles to travel farther using less fuel. Traditional chemical engines ...

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

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

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

Ohio State University engineers are developing a centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket, promising to double engine efficiency ...

Scientists have developed a new form of nuclear propulsion that they claim could reduce mission times to Mars and enable voyages to the farthest reaches of the Solar System. A team from Ohio State ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is testing a new type of nuclear battery, powered by the radioactive isotope Americium-241, which can provide power to space probes for up to ...

KCNA said Kim expressed satisfaction after Monday’s test, calling the “eye-opening” development of the new rocket engine a ...

Nuclear rocket could slash mission times to Mars - Centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket can travel faster with less fuel ...