From plasma engines that could turn months of travel into weeks to the first blueprints for ships that will outlive their ...

Design phase contract is with a European specialist in radioactive waste processing and nuclear decommissioningMONTREAL, Dec.

Abstract: Coaxial plasma gun has been researched and developed for more than 70 years for a variety of applications, notably as a plasma thruster for space propulsion, creating a large and extensive ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Every year, companies and space agencies launch ...

Darkstar may not be a functional aircraft — but it isn’t fantasy either. Built by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division, the same group behind the SR-71 Blackbird, the design reflects the real ...

A UK company specializing in electric powertrains has recently teamed up with a supersonic aerospace startup from the US to make a new hybrid-electric engine designed to enable affordable, long-range ...

Abstract: A magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) engine is a propulsion system that converts electric energy into fluid flow by utilizing the Lorentz force. It has the potential to electrify the conventional ...