For over a century, rocket propulsion has followed a simple principle; burn fuel, expel it backward, and Newton's third law ...

Space exploration has always been constrained by one fundamental issue: the need for fuel. Traditional rockets require vast amounts of propellant, which limits their range and the scope of their ...

Not all of the uber-rich are believers in space travel, though. Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, told James Corden ...

Space missions in the future could travel to Mars, asteroids and the outer solar system by riding on nuclear-powered rockets, thanks to a new design that utilizes energy from the nuclear fission of ...

Engineers from Ohio State University are developing a new way to power rocket engines, using liquid uranium for a faster, more efficient form of nuclear propulsion that could deliver round trips to ...

When it comes to furthering the potential of future space travel, Japan is behind countries like the U.S., making collaboration essential.

HAVE COME FROM A QUARRY THAT WAS BLASTING DOWN THE ROAD. WE’RE KEEPING TABS ON A MAJOR SPACE LAUNCH AS UNH PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN UNDERSTANDING SPACE WEATHER’S IMPACT ON EARTH. DOZENS OF UNH ENGINEERS, ...

Traveling to space is brutal on the body. Spaceflight can cause astronauts’ bones to lose density, their brain and eye nerves to swell, and their genes to change expression. Research suggests spending ...