NASA and its partners have successfully tested a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) fuel that could revolutionize deep-space travel. This breakthrough brings the dream of reaching Mars in just 45 ...

That's 4,220 degree Fahrenheit (2,326°C), roughly equivalent to the heat a nuclear rocket engine would reach during a boost maneuver. The tests, carried out at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight ...

A prototype electric plasma rocket engine capable of significantly increasing thrust and efficiency has been unveiled by ...

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

General Electric led efforts to develop lightweight nuclear engines by minimizing shielding, which increased radiation risks. -Concepts ranged from nuclear-powered seaplanes and supersonic "Hunter ...

China’s new nuclear-battery attack submarine – a unique hybrid boat running on batteries like a conventional sub but which ...

A laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine based on a magnetic plasma accelerator has been produced by Rosatom scientists, who say it could slash travel time to Mars to one or two ...

But if NASA and others can develop nuclear propulsion engines that can speed up the travel time to other planets, it might make deep space travel more viable. According to a post shared by General ...

Rosatom scientists have developed a laboratory prototype for a plasma electro-reactive rocket engine based on a magnetic ...

Defence Secretary John Healey said the deal would be an "engine for growth" Healey used the visit to highlight the government's "triple lock" on the nuclear deterrent, which includes building four ...

A Russian drone has struck the vast protective shell covering the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine said on Friday.

These were the outcome of bilateral discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on ...