For years, nuclear propulsion sat in the same category as so many ambitious space ideas, impressive on paper, always a few ...

A crewed expedition to Mars promises to push the absolute limits of human endurance. To grasp the sheer scale of the journey, ...

A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would halve the time it takes to travel to the planet and back to ...

NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars.

NASA’s CHAPEA mission, designed to simulate the challenges of long-duration Mars exploration, has now reached a milestone, ...

For decades,reaching Mars has meant committing to long, complex journeys across millions of miles of space, missions measured ...

A powerful new electromagnetic thruster has taken a major step forward after a successful high-energy test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fueled by lithium vapor and driven by intense magnetic ...

Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have developed a new thruster that increases power 25 times stronger than ...

Scientists study whether Aspergillus calidoustus could survive Mars-like conditions, raising new concerns about microbes in ...