Engineers developed an engine prototype which could reach unprecedented speeds, cutting down interplanetary travel time.

Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to ...

Recent advances courtesy of fusion research have resulted in magnets capable of generating fields up to 20 Telsa, which should provide a considerable performance boost.

Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, recently developed a new spacecraft engine with impressive specifications.

The development of the engine is expected to make interplanetary trips much faster and expand humanity's access to worlds ...

The reversal could actually have a beneficial effect on Earth. The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. The sun undergoes such a reversal every 11 years ...

Both missions were important technical demonstrations for the further development of electrical space propulsion systems. In an ion propulsion system, electrons are fired into a magnetic field ...

Russian scientists have announced the development of a plasma-powered rocket engine that could potentially reach Mars within ...

A Hall thruster is a high-efficiency propulsion device using plasma that is used for various difficult space missions, such ...

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