Astronomy4h
Inside radioisotope generators, the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...
NextBigFuture3d
Faster and Safer Version of Zubrins Nuclear Salt Water Rocket- Practical Interstellar Travel for Humans
AI gives a thumbs up to Brett Bellmore innovative modifications to Robert Zubrin’s Nuclear Salt Water Rocket (NSWR).
An Unimaginable New Laser Has the Energy of 1 Million Nuclear Plants
Try to fathom the power of 1 million nuclear power plants. Now, imagine there is a way to pack the equivalent of that into ...
World Nuclear News7d
Pulsar Fusion unveils nuclear fusion rocket concept for space travel
The Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket concept has the potential to more than halve the time to travel to Mars and cut travel time ...
NextBigFuture4d
No Downsides for Nuclear Powered Spacecraft for Mars and Beyond
Nuclear pulse propulsion is a technology that would work. It was being developed in the 1960s but it was stopped because of ...