Every rocket that leaves Earth must lift not only its payload, but also the enormous supply of propellant needed to keep ...

Space has a trash problem, with defunct satellites, rockets, and smaller broken bits orbiting Earth at high speeds. The amount of space junk is only increasing, raising the risk of collision with ...

Space exploration has long been a dream of humanity, but a new development out of Russia could change the future of interplanetary travel forever. Scientists are developing a groundbreaking plasma ...

Russia is quietly testing a new plasma propulsion system that, if it performs as claimed, could dramatically change how long it takes to travel to Mars. Early results suggest a leap in speed and ...

Dinan, now 40, is a one-time contestant on a reality show about rich young Londoners, but has lately gained attention with ...

NASA has awarded the Ad Astra Rocket Co. a $4 million, two-year contract for the continued development of the company’s Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) concept. The vehicle has ...

Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets into space—and that number is set to grow dramatically with ambitious missions to the moon, Mars and beyond. But these dreams hinge ...

Buckle up, kiddos, we're goin' to Mars! Okay, so no one is actually going to Mars anytime soon and SpaceX's Starship rocket keeps exploding. However, extra-long-distance space travel is inching closer ...