NASA scientists have been daydreaming about a new kind of engine that could carry astronauts to Mars in 70 days without burning any fuel. Now, in a new paper published in the peer-reviewed Journal ...

Watch how a single engine on the flight 7 SpaceX Starship was test fired to simulate an in-space burn. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: SpaceX | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

An artist's concept depicts the DRACO spacecraft, which will demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine. Nuclear thermal propulsion technology could be used for future NASA crewed missions to Mars.

British aerospace giant BAE Systems is betting big on hypersonic travel – something its potential new partner says could be a reality within two decades.

Stoke Space has announced the first successful hot-fire engine test for its Nova launch vehicle, which the company calls the "most robust, fully and rapidly reusable medium-lift rocket in the world." ...

EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Space Engine Systems is expanding their engineering and business teams in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. In their drive to ...

UK researchers have designed a self-eating rocket engine that burns its own body for fuel. They hope the design can help curb the worsening junk problem in space. With some of its mass freed up ...

For decades, an engine concept known as aerospike has been an elusive rival to the traditional bell-nozzle rocket. Although capable of delivering higher payloads while decreasing overall rocket ...

On Tuesday, Stoke Space announced the firing of its first stage rocket engine for the first time earlier this month, briefly igniting it for about two seconds. The company declared the June 5 test ...

British tech startup Hadean has built a simulation engine that it says could handle a battle royale-style fight with 10,000 concurrent players. It will put its Aether Engine to the test in March ...

The future of space travel could be powered by a nuclear space engine that is as light as a feather and as powerful as a nuclear reactor.