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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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

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

Experts say the right kind of propulsion system could carry spacecraft to Saturn in just two years. The direct fusion drive ...

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

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