A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...

NASA released more than 12,000 new photos from the Artemis II moon mission. See the stunning images from the lunar journey.

Earlier this year, rocket scientists at NASA fired up an electromagnetic thruster powered by lithium metal vapor.

Electric propulsion is increasingly looking like the technology that will underlie a first attempt to walk on the Red Planet.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster at a record 120 kilowatts, over 25 times more powerful than current electric spacecraft engines.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic thruster, achieving a U.S. record ...

For years, nuclear propulsion sat in the same category as so many ambitious space ideas, impressive on paper, always a few ...

NASA recently shared a photo that details the vastly different landscapes its Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have spent ...

NASA has successfully tested a magnetoplasmadynamic thruster with lithium propellant. The technology is considered key for ...

New panoramic views from NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers reveal dramatically different Martian terrains shaped by ...

Credit: NASA The team has started assembling the honeycomb panels for the aircraft's main body, completed a series of drop ...