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

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

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 ...

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

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Monday that the country’s development of a high-thrust solid-fuel engine using new ...

North Korea says it conducted the final ground test of a solid-fuel rocket engine for a long-range ballistic missile in its ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the final test of a powerful solid-fuel engine for intercontinental ballistic ...

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 ...

Utah signed a new memorandum of understanding with TerraPower, a nuclear energy company founded by Bill Gates, to explore a potential site for a reactor and an energy storage plant in the state. The ...

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

Feds, the state, cities, counties, companies are looking at next-gen nuclear power. But no small modular reactors have been ...