European researchers are developing miniaturized space propulsion technology that is propellant-free and based on ...

Hidden patterns in electric propulsion plasma beams could help ensure the success of long-term space missions.

Solar sail technology has the potential to revolutionize space exploration by using sunlight as a propellant, removing the ...

The AEPS is a solar electric propulsion system that uses xenon as its propellant, much like existing ion engines. Where it differs is in the power output, which should allow it to work as the ...

European researchers are developing miniaturized space propulsion technology that is propellant ... indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) tandem solar cells. It is meant to maneuver satellites in ...

Astrophysicists now await a data transmission that will improve understanding of the sun's solar wind and the heat of its ...

And the geomagnetic storm tracker isn't their only use-case—the same researchers also planned out an Earth-Mars transfer orbit that uses the same solar propulsion technology. For now ...

Mars Base Camp: one concept of an orbiting outpost at the Red Planet by Lockheed Martin If we're ever to make regular journeys from Earth to Mars and other far-off destinations, we might need new ...

It’s no secret that the cruise industry is one of the more challenging when it comes to aligning with the idea of ...

Onboard computers are critical to space exploration, aiding nearly every spacecraft function from propulsion and navigation ...

Go faster, farther, more efficiently. That's the goal driving spacecraft propulsion engineers like Chen Cui, a new assistant ...