Theoretically, Sunbird's tremendous speeds could cut mission times to Mars in half, from seven to eight months to about four.

Researchers have found an environmentally safer way to extract the lithium 6 needed to create fuel for nuclear fusion reactors. The new approach doesn’t require toxic mercury, as conventional methods ...

This isotope is found at a ratio of about one per 2,500 helium-4 ions, the latter being the common version of helium.

Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...

A British propulsion company is aiming to harness nuclear fusion and drastically cut travel times to far off places in space.

Lawmakers introduced a package of bills to support nuclear fusion research, in hopes of creating a nuclear "Silicon Valley" ...

Science can’t be rushed, but fusion’s true believers think capturing the sun in a bottle could light humanity’s future.

Fusion energy stands as a beacon of hope in a world beset by rising energy demands, extreme weather and energy security ...

A British startup called Pulsar Fusion has come up with a wild new concept for a nuclear fusion-powered space rocket.

Shanghai is doubling down on its nuclear ambitions by forging a world-class hub for nuclear equipment manufacturing and ...

A Knoxville-based fusion powerhouse says it's solved the fundamental science of harnessing the sun's power to produce electricity.

This photo taken on March 9, 2025 shows the one-eighth vacuum chamber and overall installation system, one of the key ...