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

China’s new nuclear-battery attack submarine – a unique hybrid boat running on batteries like a conventional sub but which recharges them using a tiny nuclear reactor – could be the ultimate ...

NASA and its partners have successfully tested a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) fuel that could revolutionize deep-space ...

While this latest test doesn’t make nuclear-powered rocket engines viable just yet, it’s an important step on the journey.

Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion (IECF) is an exciting approach to achieving nuclear fusion that has captured the attention of researchers due to ...

NASA and General Atomics successfully tested nuclear fuel for faster, more efficient space travel, pushing Mars missions forward.

未来火星任务宇航员可能搭乘由核燃料推进的飞行器，但这项技术离应用还有很长一段路要走。近日，通用原子电磁系统（GA-EMS）公司与NASA合作测试一种新核热推进反应炉燃料，证明此类燃料可承受太空飞行恶劣条件，于该领域取得重要里程碑。

NASA and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) have successfully tested a new nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) ...

NASA and General Atomics tested the fuel by exposing it to temperatures up to 3,000 Kelvin (4,940 Fahrenheit or 2,727 Celsius ...

HALEU Energy Fuel Inc. (HEF), a NANO Nuclear subsidiary, is focusing on the future development of a domestic source for a ...

Scientists have made a major breakthrough that could transform space travel—a new nuclear fuel capable of powering rockets to ...