Eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuels are venturing beyond Earth—and into space.

While this latest test doesn’t make nuclear-powered rocket engines viable just yet, it’s an important step on the journey.

An electrospray engine applies an electric field to a conductive liquid, generating a high-speed jet of tiny droplets that ...

For example, Jupiter is the most massive planet in our solar system. It’s so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths. So it requires a very high escape speed: 133,100 mph (about 214,000 kilometers per hour ...

The dusk departure for the Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base delivered a Monday night display in the sky en ...

Collateral Damage When a multi-ton spacecraft blows up mid-air, it turns out that you can't just brush aside its ...

Security camera footage posted on the social media platform Sina Weibo captured the scene of two family members reacting to an explosion near their home that lit up the night sky. Fortunately, the ...

HAIKOU, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- A commercial spacecraft launch site on China's southern island province of Hainan on Saturday started constructing its second phase that will include two launch pads ...

The Smart Dragon 3 is a solid-propellant rocket model. The type is 31 meters tall, has a diameter of 2.65 meters and can carry a liftoff weight of 140 metric tons. It is mainly propelled by a high ...

Kenneth Chang There’s a new rocket that’s never flown waiting on a launchpad in Florida. It’s called New Glenn and it’s going to have to stay there a little longer. On Monday, propellants ...