Go faster, farther, more efficiently. That's the goal driving spacecraft propulsion engineers like Chen Cui, a new assistant ...

Hidden patterns in electric propulsion plasma beams could help ensure the success of long-term space missions.

Researchers at the University of Virginia are using advanced simulations to study electron behavior in electric propulsion ...

The Space Plasma Group at the University of Colorado studies the nonlinear evolution of space and laboratory plasmas driven by electric currents and beams of energetic particles. Recent investigations ...

A research team at the University of Virginia is revolutionizing the future of space travel with groundbreaking studies on ...

Phase-space tomography has newly discovered cases where rightward and leftward waves occur simultaneously. Those waves accelerate more particles, which is thought to lead to more efficient plasma ...

NASA's nuclear propulsion breakthrough promises Mars trips in 45 days. Combining nuclear and plasma systems boosts efficiency ...

Find out more about available formats and browse any associated online resources. Our space age technology enables global communication, navigation, and power distribution that has given rise to our ...

High-powered plasma weapon. Can be charged. The Heavy Plasma Incinerator is the bigger, meaner brother of the Plasma Incinerator. It's got a strong Firepower rating and reliable Range and Accuracy.

ISR researchers work closely with the Air Force Research Laboratory supporting the Plasma Chemistry Laboratory and the Space Chemistry Laboratory located at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, New Mexico.