NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars.

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

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 ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently reached a significant achievement in space travel technology. They successfully ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While chemical rockets penned the opening pages of the story of human spaceflight, countries around the world are eager to start a new chapter: ...

Record power milestone: NASA's JPL achieved 120 kW output in a lithium-fed plasma thruster, the highest U.S. test for this propulsion type. Mars mission potential: The engine could reduce Mars travel ...

In the endless pursuit of faster, more efficient travel, engineers have been cooking up all kinds of new forms of propulsion. One of the most interesting to emerge in the last decade is the electric ...

Imagine traveling to Mars in mere weeks! Engineers have designed a groundbreaking plasma electric rocket engine that promises ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the endless pursuit of faster, more efficient travel, engineers have been cooking up all kinds of new forms of propulsion. One ...