Astronomers have described the first measurements of plasma layers within an interstellar shock wave that surrounds a pulsar.

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

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was developed in the Laboratory of Plasma Rocket Engines at MEPhI and is the best in Russia among engines of this class in terms of dimensions, weight, energy efficiency and safety in operation.

Howe Industries’ Pulsed Plasma Rocket (PPR) offers a solution to expedite ... impulse (Isp), a critical metric indicating the engine’s thrust efficiency. This technology is poised to ...

A nuclear fusion rocket could be the key to unlocking speedy flights in space exploration, and one company hopes to test it as early as 2027.