According to the US Department of Energy, nuclear thermal propulsion can reduce travel times to Mars by up to 25% and, more importantly, limit a crew’s exposure to cosmic radiation. It would also ...

MIT master’s student Taylor Hampson is advancing research into nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP), thanks in part to a NASA-sponsored initiative. Nuclear propulsion could dramatically shorten travel ...

In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a new technology that could reduce trip times to the Red Planet.

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency is ...

NASA's next mission sounds more like an Andy Weir space drama than a government project. Debuted at NASA's March 2026 'Ignition' event, the agency's first nuclear-powered mission to Mars now has a ...

When NASA announced a new Mars helicopter mission called Skyfall last week, the immediate response from most scientists had little to do with the ambitious plan to launch tiny, robotic aircraft to the ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A fast nuclear thermal propelled spacecraft enters lunar orbit. It also contains a ...

The prospect of a sustained human presence beyond Earth orbit is rapidly shifting from science fiction to a near-term reality. NASA has announced an ambitious plan to build a permanent lunar base ...

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 ...

NASA’s announcement Tuesday that it will “pause” work on a lunar space station and focus on building a surface base on the Moon was no big surprise to anyone paying attention to the Trump ...