Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson says 329,000 mph fusion rocket promises to be fast, disruptive and enable deep-space ...

Nuclear thermal propulsion, or NTP, is a potentially game-changing technology for NASA's crewed missions to Mars in the 2040 timeframe. NTP engines use a nuclear reactor to heat hydrogen to ultra ...

An alternative technology to the chemically propelled rockets the agency develops now is called nuclear thermal propulsion, which uses nuclear fission and could one day power a rocket that makes ...

Theoretically, Sunbird's tremendous speeds could cut mission times to Mars in half, from seven to eight months to about four.

The blast was carried out in a controlled environment, and delivered 40 per cent of the TNT's blast force, yet the weapon ...

Portal Space Systems has raised $17.5 million to accelerate the development of a space vehicle with a solar thermal ...

China's PLA tests a clean-energy hydrogen bomb using magnesium hydride, signalling a shift in warfare tech to accommodate ...

These systems offer high thrust levels similar to chemical rockets but with improved efficiency. Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP): This process converts thermal energy from a nuclear reactor into ...

Chinese researchers have successfully conducted a controlled field test of a non-nuclear, hydrogen-based explosive device, ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A novel experiment on nuclear thermal rocket fuel coatings was conducted to advance NASA's Mars mission capabilities. The experiment tested zirconium carbide ...