NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...

Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.

STORY: It’s supposed to take American astronauts back to the Moon. But NASA’s giant new rocket has been dogged by delays and ...

While this latest test doesn’t make nuclear-powered rocket engines viable just yet, it’s an important step on the journey.

China's Shenzhou-19 crew made oxygen and fuel via artificial photosynthesis on the Tiangong space station, aiding future moon ...

Space is the only place where rocket fuel could be more precious than water. The China Manned Space Agency announced last month that taikonauts on the ongoing Shenzhou-19 mission successfully produced ...

NASA has just tested a game-changing rocket engine that could revolutionize space travel. The Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) uses supersonic shockwaves to create a more efficient combustion cycle, ...

Space is the only place where rocket fuel could be more precious than water ... replenished through resupply missions to meet demand. NASA has experimented with artificial photosynthesis to ...

Methane operates as rocket fuel within a looped operation that uses oxygen ... Space exploration agency NASA created fuel-generation methods using thin-film metal oxide devices to convert carbon ...