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Space startup firm claims it can convert water into usable rocket fuel
Feb 16, 2026Turning water into fuel would be revolutionary and could make it possible to produce fuel on the Moon or Mars.
New form of nuclear propulsion could help to open up the solar system
Sep 17, 2025Researchers in Ohio have developed a new propulsion system that could make traveling to Mars much quicker.
Space travel can cause stem cells to age 10 times faster, NASA finds
Sep 9, 2025According to new NASA research, being in space can be hazardous to your health in more ways than one.
Physicists propose potentially groundbreaking real-life 'warp drive'
May 19, 2024Could warp drive one day enable long distance space travel ? One group of physicists certainly seems to think so.
Aerospace firms win contracts to develop nuclear powered spacecraft
Oct 4, 2023The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a trio of contracts to major companies to advance small nuclear fission reactors.
NASA is working on a radical new type of propulsion system
Apr 10, 2023Pellet-beam propulsion has the potential to enable a spacecraft to cross the entire solar system within 5 years.
Wormholes could serve as stable conduits through space after all
Nov 16, 2021A new study has played down fears that wormholes would not be stable enough.
Two large pieces of space junk avoid collision
Oct 18, 2020A space junk disaster was narrowly avoided this week when two large objects passed close to one another.
Real-life warp drive concept is gaining traction
Mar 2, 2020The idea that a spacecraft could 'warp' over vast distances of space may have genuine potential.
NASA working on plan to visit Proxima Centauri
Dec 20, 2017The mission would involve traveling 4.3 light years at around ten per cent of the speed of light.
Has China managed to crack NASA's EmDrive ?
Sep 13, 2017Chinese scientists have allegedly built a working prototype of the 'impossible' space engine.
China is testing a working EmDrive in space
Dec 20, 2016China claims that it is currently testing the 'impossible' space engine on the Tiangong 2 space station.
Patent for second-generation EmDrive revealed
Oct 19, 2016EmDrive inventor Roger Shawyer has received a new patent for the next version of his 'impossible' engine.
Can EmDrive take us to Mars in 70 days ?
Sep 4, 2016NASA's mysterious electromagnetic propulsion engine has managed to pass a rigorous peer review process.
China is working on a hypersonic spaceplane
Aug 14, 2016China is aiming to revolutionize space travel by developing an ambitious new plane/spacecraft hybrid.
How does NASA's EmDrive actually work ?
Apr 22, 2016Scientists have been coming up with new ideas to explain how the controversial propulsion system works.
Can we fly to another star within 30 years ?
Apr 12, 2016An ambitious new project is aiming to make interstellar travel a reality within just three decades.
Nuclear engine could get to Mars in six weeks
Mar 17, 2016Russia is working on a new propulsion system that has the potential to revolutionize space travel.
Hawking: space travel will save mankind
Feb 21, 2015The celebrated physicist compared the exploration of space to 'life insurance' for the human race.
Is it possible to build a space elevator ?
Feb 21, 2015While undeniably useful, the concept of a space elevator may simply be impractical in the real world.
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