A new propulsion system feeds the same "monopropellant" fuel into electrical and chemical thrusters, potentially saving on ...

Missions to Mars remain one of the biggest goals for space agencies around the world, but long travel times and huge fuel demands continue to be major challenges.

For as long as rockets have existed, motion in space has come with a brutal tradeoff. To move forward, you throw mass ...

Researchers at MIT are testing a new propulsion technology that could give small satellites a major boost in capability. The ...

NASA is leading an effort, working with the Department of Energy (DOE), to advance space nuclear technologies. The government team has selected three reactor design concept proposals for a nuclear ...

Engineers from NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne are beginning qualification testing on the cutting-edge solar electric propulsion (SEP) thrusters that will change the in-space propulsion game. The ...

Electra, the global leader in hybrid-electric aviation, today unveiled a new conceptual aircraft design for next-generation ...

Flying cars could finally actually be on the horizon. Anyone who's seen "Blade Runner" or "The Jetsons" knows that you can't have "The Future" without flying cars, but despite many people's hopes, ...

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 ...