An international team of engineers and space scientists has used a variety of assumptions, techniques, and math principles to ...

We are fascinated by the hybrid rocket engine which [Ben Krasnow] built and tested in his shop. It is actually using a hollow cylinder of acrylic as the fuel, with gaseous oxygen as an oxidizer.

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

The video itself is a reaction to some college students in Utah who caused an evacuation when the rocket fuel they were cooking up exploded. [Scott] himself theorizes that the fuel they were ...

The tankers, Golbon and Jairan, are set to begin their journey in the next few weeks, and are allegedly loaded with rocket fuel for ... the main compound in missile propellant.

Ketones are a type of organic compound produced by the liver when the ... “During this state of ‘ketosis’, ketones are used as a fuel source by the muscle, brain and heart,” says James ...

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

A series of experiments on board China’s space station have for the first time produced oxygen and the ingredients for rocket fuel – key steps that are considered essential for human survival ...