General Atomic's new nuclear fuel was subjected to the maximum heat of a reactor for 20 minutes in the latest tests.

Experts told Newsweek about the difficulties of reaching Mars as the United States faces complex challenges in space policy.

US engineers have tested a thermal propulsion reactor fuel at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre with the aim for it to be ...

The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, ...

A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, with hopes that the fuel could take humans ... trip, astronauts bound ...

DEADLY space radiation and rapid outbreaks of disease are just a few of the official Nasa dangers that visitors to Mars will face. The space agency holds a list of "five hazards of human ...

With his new buddy Donald Trump now back in the White House, SpaceX boss Elon Musk has renewed hope of getting the first humans to Mars before the end of this decade. During his inauguration ...

It's not that short of a trip... Distance from Earth isn't just bad in terms of isolation – but also in mission planning. It takes a very long time to get humans over to and back from Mars.

SpaceX readies its seventh test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever designed. The trial will test upgrades to ...

President Donald Trump made a bold promise to America minutes after taking the Oath of Office: pledging that an American flag ...