Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...

Katy Perry and Gayle King are among the famous passengers taking a rocket-powered joyride Monday. But determining the point ...

The future of interplanetary travel is looking brighter, thanks to the new Sunbird nuclear-powered rocket designed by Pulsar ...

A recent breakthrough in nanotechnology could drastically accelerate the timeline of future space missions. Scientists from the Delft University of Technology and Brown University have unveiled an ...

Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Vol. 77, No. 2, WINTER 2024 Becoming Interplanetary and Action for S... Lavender Tessmer, Ganit Goldstein, Guillermo Herrera-Arcos, Volodymyr ...

A solar jet captured by the Solar Orbiter unleashed a mind-blowing 200,000-fold increase in a rare helium isotope, 3He – far ...

If you’re packing for an interplanetary space mission—one that’s very long and might involve populating a faraway world—sending an all-female astronaut crew could be an intelligent choice.

GE also envisioned nuclear-powered airships, hydrofoils, and an interplanetary spaceship propelled by 21 reactors. -Despite solving many technical challenges, safety concerns and practical ...

“This research will contribute to the knowledge base and understanding of novel nuclear fuels proposed to power advanced systems that will bring us all one step closer to achieving our clean energy ...

Designed to be a space “tugboat” for interplanetary payloads, the company states that it could chop travel time between planets by more than half. Nuclear power holds a lot of promise for ...