If it proves successful, CNTR could allow future vehicles to travel farther using less fuel. Traditional chemical engines ...

In a groundbreaking development, Ohio State University has unveiled a new concept for nuclear thermal propulsion that could significantly cut down travel time to Mars. Building on past space ...

NASA’s ambitious plans to explore Mars have taken a significant step forward with the development of a nuclear-powered rocket. This new technology promises to reduce travel time and increase the ...

A U.K. space tech company has revealed a secret project that could change how humans travel between planets. After ten years of quiet research, Pulsar Fusion has unveiled a nuclear fusion-powered ...

How can nuclear propulsion help improve deep space missions by significantly reducing the amount of time to reach Mars and beyond? This is what a recent study published in Acta Astronautica hopes to ...

A new kind of space engine could change how we explore the solar system, and it's powered by the same force that lights up the stars. A British startup called Pulsar Fusion is working on a nuclear ...

Space missions in the future could travel to Mars, asteroids and the outer solar system by riding on nuclear-powered rockets, ...

If it pans out, it may complicate Elon Musk’s dreams of founding a settlement on the fourth planet from the sun.

NASA aims to travel to the moon again—and beyond. Here’s a look at the 21st-century race to send humans into space.