UK-based Pulsar Fusion announced it has successfully achieved first plasma in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket exhaust system. The demonstration, a world’s ...

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency is ...

The goal is to demonstrate "advanced nuclear electric propulsion in deep space." The post NASA Announces Nuclear Mission to ...

Scientists have developed a new form of nuclear propulsion that they claim could slash mission times to Mars and enable voyages to the farthest reaches of the solar system. A team from Ohio State ...

NASA plans to send a nuclear-powered spacecraft and three helicopters to Mars before the end of 2028, a mission that would ...

But what should NASA do with hardware already built for the Gateway outpost? NASA spent close to $4.5 billion on developing a ...

NASA plans to launch its first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft in 2028, a probe called Space Reactor-1 Freedom that ...

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolith, hued ...

Moving an object in space is very energy-consuming, even once a spacecraft has escaped the gravity well of a planet. This is ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – New developments in nuclear thermal propulsion technologies may soon enable advanced space missions to the farthest reaches of the solar system. Leading these advances are researchers ...

Shares of BWX Technologies hit a record high, as investors believe the nuclear-power company could be involved in NASA's lunar plans Shares of BWX Technologies Inc., which manufactures nuclear ...