This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.

Starliner returned autonomously in early September. Since then, NASA and Boeing have been reviewing data from the test flight ...

"It is likely to be in the timeframe of late this calendar year or early next year for the next Starliner flight." ...

NASA and DARPA have partnered to develop a demonstration nuclear-powered rocket that could speed travel to Mars and make ...

Pulsar Fusion has introduced Sunbird, a nuclear fusion-powered rocket that could significantly cut space travel time.

While we go about our days the Earth is constantly rotating through its own magnetic field. Now, experts claim it is possible to harvest clean energy from this natural rhythm.

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

The Sunbird concept is for the fusion-powered ‘tugs’ to be permanently based in space, able to dock with spacecraft and ...

NASA is working on a bold solution ... To build such a spacecraft, it’s not enough to simply develop the propulsion system. These nuclear-powered ships need a way to dissipate heat, and in space, ...

They discuss the history, current developments, and future potential of nuclear electric and nuclear thermal propulsion systems ... Innovation the NASA Way, Interplanetary Robots, Blueprint ...

But problems with Starliner's propulsion system during its flight to the ISS delayed what was expected to be an eight-day stay. NASA deemed it too risky for the astronauts to fly home on the Boeing ...

"The rise we saw in 2024 was higher than we expected," said Josh Willis, a sea level researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern ... oceanography programs and the Integrated Earth ...