A powerful new propulsion test by NASA signals a major shift in how humans could reach Mars, as engineers successfully fired ...

You're on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you're told the Odyssey spacecraft designed to take you there will be the ...

NASA has successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster at a record 120 kilowatts, marking a major step forward in high-power electric propulsion. Conducted at the Jet Propulsion ...

Russia is quietly testing a new plasma propulsion system that, if it performs as claimed, could dramatically change how long it takes to travel to Mars. Early results suggest a leap in speed and ...