NASA has achieved a critical milestone in space exploration with the successful testing of advanced nuclear thermal ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, ...

General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) has successfully tested the nuclear fuel that may one day propel and power the spacecraft of the future. The trials verify that the fuel can survive ...

In other words, it’s engineering time. As engineers who have been working on fundamental science and applied engineering in nuclear fusion for decades, we’ve seen much of the science and ...

As we set our sights on crewed Mars missions, we're going to have to consider some next-level rocket engines. One idea with a lot of potential is nuclear thermal propulsion. 'Apocalyptic ...

Currently listed as launching no earlier than 1 a.m. Friday per the Space Coast Office of Tourism, Blue Origin's brand new orbital rocket promises to put on quite a performance when it launches. But ...

Dallas Mavericks stars Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson are expected to return for Wednesday's game against the Houston Rockets after not playing on Monday in the Mavs' 110-100 loss against the ...

The Celtics weren’t at full strength, but it didn’t matter too much as they blew out the Rockets to get off to a 2-0 start on their four-game road trip. Importantly, Kristaps Porzingis was ...

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China’s rapidly expanding nuclear power industry passed a major milestone on New Year’s Day, as the first reactor at a sprawling new plant on the country’s southeastern coastline started ...