Russia may have unlocked the technology needed to make travel to Mars viable. The limitations of existing propulsion systems mean that astronauts must travel for up to a year to reach Mars.

Bionic bladeless propellers, inspired by the effortless movement of jellyfish, are transforming aquatic propulsion. Traditional propellers are noisy, inefficient, and hazardous to marine life ...

The testing of the engine demonstrator is expected in the late 2020s. “For decades, propulsion has been a key differentiator for the United States, and we are working with the U.S. Air Force to ...

In an ironic twist of cosmic problem-solving, Chinese researchers have transformed a lingering Nasa headache into a revolutionary propulsion breakthrough that could redefine modern warfare and ...

U.S. Air Force rendering of the VC-25B with a changed livery proposed during President Trump’s first term. Credit: U.S. Air Force Boeing is scrambling for ways to accelerate production of the VC ...

Pratt & Whitney and MTU commit to an advanced GTF architecture for a next-generation engine, but it will be without the complex WET cycle. Credit: Pratt & Whitney As the aerospace industry ...

After more than a decade in the United States, nuclear physicist Liu Chang, whose research has been crucial in the journey to achieve fusion energy, has left Princeton University for a position at ...

It’s 1962. Cold War tensions bristle between Washington and Moscow. Forced to enlist by the United States military, a young physician reluctantly cuts short his medical residency at New York’s ...

With Sunbird in Orbit: A spacecraft launches to LEO (~9.4 km/s), docks with a Sunbird, and then the Sunbird’s fusion propulsion handles the rest. 3–5 km/s to Mars or 6–10 km/s to Jupiter. The initial ...

Your mom probably used to assure you that doing this one thing was guaranteed to make you sick. But is it true? arthurhidden - stock.adobe.com It’s OK to brush off this advice. One piece of “c ...

Mike Myers is still live from New York. The comedian returned to play Tesla CEO Elon Musk again on the latest episode of "Saturday Night Live," this time with a little Dr. Evil energy. After Musk ...