A plutonium airgel can liberate nuclear-powered space engines
Nuclear power to explore the cosmos? Many obstacles, but two solutions can solve them and make us travel faster.
Nuclear power to explore the cosmos? Many obstacles, but two solutions can solve them and make us travel faster.
The gigantic energy of americium and plutonium allows a range of otherwise unreachable space missions: the UK advances rapidly in this direction.
Speculation (serious and facetious) on interstellar travel has always taken into account genetic mutations and travel times. For the first time a study deals with the linguistic aspect.
An engineer at NASA creates a helical motor which he says bypasses the third law of dynamics and can reach 99% of the speed of light.
Warp Factory, a “virtual wind tunnel” for evaluating different warp drive designs, is a step closer to interstellar travel.
Pulsar Fusion is building the largest practical nuclear fusion engine ever, with speeds that could exceed 800.000 kilometers per hour.
The era of space mining will arrive: companies and scientists are moving to achieve it, but it won't be easy.
Asteroids are out there, and there are many of them, with their load of dangers... and riches. How can we exploit them?
The Tianhe module of the Chinese space station under construction will be the first in history to exploit ion thrusters.
Filtering and pumping carbon dioxide and then transforming it into oxygen on Mars: MOXIE's work will be fundamental for the future on the red planet.
Missions to Mars will be the most difficult of those accomplished in the last 60 years of space exploration. The psychological aspect will be decisive.
A direct fusion engine being studied between Princeton and Turin can reduce the duration of a space trip, and exploit other advantages.
An emission-free plasma thruster could potentially be used in the atmosphere as a jet thruster.
Tomorrow's SpaceX launch is unique and special for so many reasons that it is impossible to list them briefly. I try the same, on the eve of a historical page.
If we really want to start establishing a stable presence on other celestial bodies, the old options are not viable. NASA evaluates nuclear power for Moon and Mars.
The English company Pulsar Fusion has built a miniature prototype of a plasma engine: when fully operational it will be 10 times more efficient than traditional engines, halving the duration of trips to Mars
Spinlaunch does not involve large tanks and complicated launches, but a centrifuge that brings the rocket to crazy speed and "releases" it like a shot put thrower.
The deadline previously set in 2040 is about to be revised 5 years in advance, in 2035. The UK post Brexit wants to be much greener.
Europe is looking for biofuel sources like algae to power a car. They only need salt water and sun, they grow in a flash and are already working.
The world will undergo profound changes with the transportation of the future. SpaceX and other solutions will take us all within 2 hours of anyone in the world.
To explore the seabed and manage ocean platforms, a team of NASA veterans builds a transformer underwater robot that becomes humanoid.