NASA and its partners have successfully tested a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) fuel that could revolutionize deep-space ...

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

NASA is developing a groundbreaking spacecraft concept designed to revolutionize Mars travel. The ambitious plan involves ...

The company plans to build a marine nuclear demo facility at its Future Technology Test Centre in Yongin, South Korea.

NASA is working on a groundbreaking nuclear electric propulsion system that could dramatically speed up trips to Mars. The ...

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

The DARPA-NASA nuclear thermal propulsion project is extending its time frame for an on-orbit demonstration. Credit: Lockheed Martin A vision to accelerate U.S. access to cislunar space and the ...

A research team presents an AI assessor for Hall-effect ion thrusters, the engines of satellites and space probes.

South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has unveiled a nuclear-powered container ship model utilising ...

NASA and other organizations have long looked at nuclear propulsion as a faster space travel alternative. Estimates suggest the method could fly a spacecraft to Mars in approximately a month ...

A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such ...