NASA announced a mission to Mars using nuclear electric propulsion. How does it differ from earlier missions that utilized ...

For more than sixty years, chemical rockets have powered nearly every major space mission, from the Apollo Moon landings to robotic probes exploring the outer planets. These rockets rely on rapid ...

The mission, called Space Reactor 1 Freedom, will test advanced nuclear electric propulsion. Upon reaching Mars, the spacecraft would deploy helicopters to explore the planet from the air. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA is putting Mars back in the crosshairs with a first-of-its-kind nuclear mission it says will launch by the end of 2028.

NASA could be sending a nuclear-powered spacecraft to explore the skies of Mars in two years. The revelation about the new mission and the incredibly fast turnaround time to make it happen was mostly ...

The end of the historic Artemis II mission kicks off a race to establish a permanent human presence on the moon.

It has long become obvious that if we are to expand our reach into the solar system, the current means of propulsion for spaceships would simply not do. With such goals set for the near future, the ...

NASA is hitting the accelerator on space missions and moon trips in the hopes of achieving some big firsts — a permanent moon base and an interplanetary spacecraft harnessing nuclear propulsion. Over ...

As preparations continue in Florida for the launch of the Artemis II mission as soon as next week, NASA announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a new power source for ...

NASA and the US Department of Energy are working to develop and deploy a nuclear reactor on the moon’s surface within the next four years — fulfilling one of President Trump’s visions for space ...