A one-way trip to the Mars usually takes about 9 months, but one team out of Russia thinks they can knock that down to 30 ...

While traditional rockets have gotten us into space for decades, newer tech is on the horizon, like this plasma engine that ...

Over 14,000 pieces of junk are clogging up low Earth orbit, but this number could be reduced by a new invention that involves ...

Russian scientists have unveiled an ambitious new plasma engine that could drastically cut the travel time to Mars, reducing the journey from several months to just one or two. If successful, this ...

A trip to Mars may be in the books for future astronauts, but current propulsion technology will have them floating in a spacecraft bound for the Red Planet for roughly six to nine months. Considering ...

Over the last several months, we’ve been enjoying a front-row seat as [Jay Bowles] of Plasma Channel has been developing and perfecting his design for a high voltage multi-stage ionic thruster. With ...

Thousands of pieces of space junk are littering low-Earth orbit (LEO), potentially imperiling the future of human spaceflight. A new study highlights a novel idea to clean up this orbital mess using ...

With 14,000 pieces of space junk floating in LEO, scientists need a safe, reliable, and affordable way to do some clean up—maybe plasma thrusters can help.