Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves ...

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

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

Busek Co., a leading manufacturer of high-performance electric propulsion technology for spaceflight, and Maxar Space Systems ...

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.

Scientists have developed a new form of nuclear propulsion that they claim could slash mission times to Mars and enable ...

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

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

On Sept. 12, 2013, Voyager 1, launched 36 years earlier, became the first man-made spacecraft ever to leave the solar system.

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 ...

Rocket Lab posted strong Q2 growth with rising margins, a $1B backlog, and solid liquidity to support Neutron and NSSL ...