Spacecraft powered by electric propulsion could soon be better protected against their own exhaust, thanks to new supercomputer simulations. Electric propulsion is a more efficient alternative to ...

"We're trying to encounter an astronomical object that streaks through our solar system just once and we don’t want to miss ...

Nuclear rockets are the future of space propulsion, and while fission propulsion is rapidly developing, most believe fusion propulsion is still a ways off. However, a new U.K.-based company is ...

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

spacecraft, and cargo into low-Earth orbit and beyond. These vehicles rely on propulsion systems that generate immense thrust to overcome Earth's gravitational pull and achieve the necessary ...

About Pulsar Fusion Ltd. Established in 2013 as Applied Fusion Systems, Pulsar Fusion develops hyper-fast space propulsion systems using nuclear fusion. Fusion offers the best alternative with ...

is the first spacecraft specifically designed to hunt large asteroids and comets that could harm Earth. NewsNation got a look at the NEO Surveyor, which is being built at the Jet Propulsion ...

Sunita Williams is returning aboard SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with astronaut Butch Willmore and two other Crew-9 members.