Long before any spacecraft can attempt a faster journey to Mars, scientists must first solve one of space exploration’s biggest challenges: propulsion. Chemical rockets, used to launch spacecraft into ...

As a new launch window to Mars approaches in autumn 2026, an eye catching claim from Russia is making the rounds again. The country’s nuclear giant says it is developing a plasma engine capable of ...

Former SpaceX engineer, Halen Mattison, and his startup, General Galactic, are looking to revolutionize rocket propulsion by turning water into rocket fuel. Their ambitious project, discussed in ...

There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” That observation, attributed to ...

A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft blasts off in Gansu province, China, in October 2025 (Photo: ...

There is a silence in the night sky that has bothered me for as long as I can remember. ” Richard Feynman’s reflection lingers because it feels personal.

A cluster of recent theoretical papers has laid out mathematical frameworks for propelling spacecraft at speeds ranging from ...

The UK's first National Microgravity Research Centre has been completed at Swansea University, marking the successful delivery of a £13 million ...

The UK’s first National Microgravity Research Centre has been completed at Swansea University, marking the successful delivery of a £13 million project part-funded by the UK Space Agency. Above: The ...

NASA has wasted no time in selecting the vehicle that will replace the upper stage on its new plans for a standardized Space Launch System rocket.

The rocket was manufactured using advanced composite techniques similar to those used in modern aerospace programmes. Image: Supplied The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research ...