Researchers in China have unveiled a plasma-based jet propulsion concept that generates thrust using air and electrical energy rather than conventional combustion. This analysis reviews the physics ...

Chennai: Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Madras have developed a compact high-voltage electronic system that ...

A retired US Air Force general vanishes in New Mexico as investigators probe a mysterious UFO themed X account that went silent the same day.

The emergence of plasma-based directed-energy weapon systems necessitates a reconceptualization of deterrence theory. Plasma ...

Adding iron to a copper-based propellant MOF simultaneously solves its water stability problem and boosts laser propulsion ...

As a new launch window to Mars approaches in autumn 2026, an eye catching claim from Russia is making the rounds again. The country’s nuclear giant says it is developing a plasma engine capable of ...

A peer-reviewed study modeling Mars transit times for chemical propulsion rockets found that even optimized Starship-class trajectories would still require roughly three months to reach the Red Planet ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and startup Specter Aerospace plan to develop and flight test a supersonic ...

Plasma torch system to be installed in a casthouse remelting furnace will help advance aluminum furnace electrification ...

Dassault Aviation has started building parts for its Vortex spaceplane demonstrator with the aim of building momentum for a project it wants to see flying as early as 2028. Some of the components ...

Zirconium carbide (ZrC) ceramics, essential for hypersonic vehicles and next-generation nuclear systems, are notoriously difficult to sinter and are inherently brittle. Researchers have now developed ...