Russian scientists have unveiled an ambitious new plasma engine that could drastically cut the travel time to Mars, reducing the journey from several months to just one or two. If successful, this ...

Space startup Phase Four will be rolling out the next generation of its Maxwell radio-frequency plasma propulsion system next year, which the company says offers key performance improvements to allow ...

Helicon plasma propulsion represents a promising and multifaceted approach in the domain of electric space propulsion. At its core, the technology utilises helicon waves to generate high-density ...

Microwave plasma dynamics encompasses the study of ionised gases generated by high frequency electromagnetic fields and their complex interactions with the surrounding medium. At the heart of this ...

A laboratory in Troitsk, Russia, may have just nudged humanity closer to interplanetary commuting. Scientists at Rosatom, the country's state nuclear corporation, have revealed a working prototype of ...

The magnetic nozzle rf plasma thruster operated in a Mega hpt vacuum chamber at Tohoku University CREDIT Kazunori Takahashi A Tohoku University researcher has increased the performance of a high-power ...

Phase Four, Inc. (“Phase Four”), the creator of the radio-frequency thruster for satellite propulsion, announced today its highly anticipated Maxwell Block 3 turn-key plasma propulsion thruster. The ...

From bicycles to rockets, learning through experience – whether human or machine – is shaping the future of space exploration ...

The space agency is investing in the development of a propulsion system that uses nuclear power to create plasma bursts. Reading time 2 minutes The future of space travel depends on our ability to ...

The Plasma Magnet work sponsored by NIAC in 2004-2005 developed a means of producing drag against the interplanetary solar wind or interstellar medium with high drag-to-mass ratio. A new class of ...

EPFL researchers have developed a 100% effective, ultra-thin active noise cancelling system that uses an ionized air plasma propulsion system instead of speakers. A 17-mm-thick (0.6-in) layer can ...

A Tohoku University researcher has increased the performance of a high-power electrodeless plasma thruster, moving us one step closer to deeper explorations into space. y, several space missions have ...