The world’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels, especially for transportation, has left a deep mark on both the planet and public ...

A new race, far closer to Earth this time, is starting as satellites clog the skies. The edge of space is increasingly a ...

What’s next? Bilén: The first year saw the development and testing of an entirely new type of thruster that utilizes thermal plasma generated by high-power microwaves to operate. We call the ...

Russia has unveiled a new plasma-powered engine that is said to make a trip to Mars possible in 30 days marking a new chapter ...

ISRO has proudly announced the successful completion of a 1,000-hour life test for its 300mN (millinewton) Stationary Plasma Thruster, which has been developed for integration into the Electric ...

The recently announced “high-thrust magnetic plasma thruster” is a significant development in the propulsion of spacecraft. The engine’s stable functioning at full power (100 kilowatts) is a crucial ...

Neither rise to the level of today’s AI.” While Miles Space’s water-vapor-based plasma thruster doesn’t provide the same thrust as other methods, it does deliver a higher specific impulse.

Through its "Moon to Mars" program, NASA plans to send the first crewed missions to Mars by the end of the next decade. To ...

With its past work on plasma thrusters and nuclear fission engines, and now its Sunbird project, the company is earning a reputation for turning big ideas into real tech. “I expect that ...

Mooney's undergraduate and graduate research work revolves around electric propulsion: adding energy to gas to create a ...

The company now plans to extend into on-orbit servicing and refueling missions, end-of-mission disposal, and cross-orbit ...

The physicist, one of the women who has spent the most time outside a spacecraft, discusses NASA, new technology, and what it ...