Currently, chemical propulsion is utilised to raise satellite orbits. This innovation will lead to significant mass savings ...

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

The method – converting water into vapor before ionizing it to create plasma – has great promise for a wide range of ...

Engineers are exploring propulsion methods that could enable longer-distance travel ...

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

U.K. start-up Pulsar Fusion has unveiled plans to build a fleet of reusable nuclear fusion-powered rockets, known as Sunbirds ...

A powerful new plasma engine has just been unveiled by Chinese ... magnetic plasma thruster”, designed by the Xian Aerospace Propulsion Institute, was able to achieve stable operation at its ...

That's why NASA opts for gases like xenon for more efficient propulsion. This DIY high-voltage plasma generator is not quite ready to generate high thrusts but it's a fascinating experiment in ion ...

The engine is a plasma propulsion system, working by ionizing the propellant to create plasma, which is then accelerated by an electromagnetic field to form a high-speed particle stream ...