NASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, ...

General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power the spacecraft of the future. The trials verify that the fuel can survive ...

As we set our sights on crewed Mars missions, we're going to have to consider some next-level rocket engines. One idea with a lot of potential is nuclear thermal propulsion. 'Apocalyptic ...

“Boiling is important for applications way beyond nuclear. Boiling is used in 80 ... In order to further thermal science, artificial intelligence (AI) is also being incorporated.

Two robotic landers reached the lunar surface, largely intact. The most powerful rocket booster ever built was caught by a pair of mechanical arms nicknamed “chopsticks.” A journey began to ...

A collaborative effort between researchers at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences led to the deployment of a simulation code on a nuclear fusion collision model ...

The pace of rocket launches has ballooned in recent years, making it a challenge to know what mission is launching and when. In this launch guide, the Space.com news team aims to keep you up to ...

How much waste is produced? The reason why nuclear energy is so attractive is that the fuel is remarkably dense in terms of the energy it puts out. A single gram of uranium releases the equivalent ...

Ms. Fihn is the director of Lex International Fund and a former executive director of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. It’s easy to feel ...