Gov. Henry McMaster of South Carolina, a Republican, plans to call the state legislature back for a special session that will ...

Ever wondered what makes flying the safest way to travel? Before any jet engine is allowed to power a commercial aircraft, it ...

The F-35 can reach speeds over 1,200 mph and produces around 43,000 pounds of thrust. With stealth design, advanced sensors, ...

The first human Mars explorers won’t have it easy. Every additional day in deep space will increase their exposure to deadly ...

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

The rotor blades that will carry NASA's next-generation helicopters to new Martian heights broke the sound barrier during ...

A powerful new electromagnetic thruster has taken a major step forward after a successful high-energy test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fueled by lithium vapor and driven by intense magnetic ...

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.

American space agency NASA announced the first major test of a new lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster that could ...

Earlier this year, NASA fired up a "next generation" prototype electric thruster, cranking it up to record power levels.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) held technical discussions with Russia's space agency Roscosmos in Moscow on ...