Spacecraft finds a positively enormous planet 12 times Jupiter's mass
Gaia-4b is considered a super-Jupiter planet, a relatively cold gas giant, orbiting its star over 570 Earth-days. That star ...
Donald Trump plans laser system in space to destroy nuclear weapons
US president orders work on defence shield going beyond Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ programme that could trigger nuclear arms ...
AI technique predicts Hall thruster power for spacecraft with high accuracy
A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such ...
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PULSAR consortium designs nuclear power system for lunar missions
The PULSAR research project, led by Belgian engineering firm Tractebel, has unveiled the conceptual design of a plutonium-238 ...
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Europe unveils mini nuclear system for moon rovers on extreme lunar missions
The RPS uses two Stirling engines to convert the heat generated by the decay of Plutonium-238 (Pu-238) into electricity.
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India's Nuclear Energy Mission to Transform Energy Landscape, Propel Economic Growth
Dr. Jitendra Singh emphasized that this move mirrors the successful transformation witnessed in India's space sector following private sector integration.
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Nuclear Reactor Test Requirements Put DRACO Launch Plans On Hold
The demonstration rocket’s engine reactor remains in ... The U.S. program also capitalizes on newly gained bipartisan support for nuclear power. In his first term, President-elect Donald ...
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Nuclear electric propulsion technology could make missions to Mars faster
Loosening up the design is key, because as Stark mentioned, previous ideas called for fitting the entire nuclear electric radiator system under a rocket fairing, or nose cone, which covers and ...