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

Proposed U.S. space defenses against hypersonic nuclear missiles are unnecessary, impractical and would trigger a dangerous ...

A massive American web of orbiting missile interceptors could in theory protect the U.S. from an all-out Russian nuclear ...

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

BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced the award of U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts totaling ...

A prototype electric plasma rocket engine capable of significantly increasing thrust and efficiency has been unveiled by ...

Protections Surrounding Key Enabling ALIP Technology Adds to NANO Nuclear’s Stable of Granted or Acquired Patents and Patent ApplicationsNew ...

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

Scientists are developing a new space propulsion system that uses water as fuel, promising a more sustainable way to explore ...

Congressman Nick Begich (AK-R), a member on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, introduced The DOE and ...

ALIP was acquired by Nano Nuclear in 2024 and has since been recognized as a key-enabling technology for microreactors, with the potential for commercialization in third-party nuclear systems.

NASA and General Atomics successfully tested nuclear fuel for faster, more efficient space travel, pushing Mars missions forward.