The first human Mars explorers won’t have it easy. Every additional day in deep space will increase their exposure to deadly ...
A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...
On February 24, 2026, inside a vacuum chamber at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, engineers ignited ...
Inside a long vacuum chamber in Southern California, a spacecraft engine glowed white-hot as it pushed toward a level of power the United States has not reached before with this kind of electric ...
NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars.
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 ...
Earlier this year, rocket scientists at NASA fired up an electromagnetic thruster powered by lithium metal vapor.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently reached a significant achievement in space travel technology. They successfully ...
NASA is testing a next-generation space computer chip that could give spacecraft the ability to operate far more ...
Watch how the Space Launch System rocket RS-25 undergoes a core stage engine test-fire. Credit: NASA's Stennis Space Center ...
Small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, NASA’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing processor packs the power of a full ...