NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars.

A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would halve the time it takes to travel to the planet and back to ...

NASA’s CHAPEA mission, designed to simulate the challenges of long-duration Mars exploration, has now reached a milestone, ...

A powerful new electromagnetic thruster has taken a major step forward after a successful high-energy test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fueled by lithium vapor and driven by intense magnetic ...

Earlier this year, rocket scientists at NASA fired up an electromagnetic thruster powered by lithium metal vapor.

Halfway milestone: CHAPEA 2's four‑member crew has completed 200 days of their 378‑day simulated Mars mission inside NASA's Dune Alpha habitat. Blackout test: The mission is in a simulated two‑week ...

For years, nuclear propulsion sat in the same category as so many ambitious space ideas, impressive on paper, always a few ...

Electric propulsion is increasingly looking like the technology that will underlie a first attempt to walk on the Red Planet.

So far, NASA hasn’t reported any lingering damage to the vehicle, meaning the rover is likely ready to continue exploring the ...

This image was captured on Oct. 2, 2013 on the 411th sol, or Mars day, of the Curiosity rover's mission on the planet. On the ...

Artemis II is nearing its end, but NASA's moon missions are only just beginning. Here's what next, including that highly-anticipated lunar landing.