Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to ...

Engineers developed an engine prototype which could reach unprecedented speeds, cutting down interplanetary travel time.

The new approach called the Water-based Electric Thrusters (WET) aims to develop a method of converting water into plasma, a superheated state of matter, to generate thrust. “Hosted at the Alma ...

A prototype electric plasma rocket engine capable of significantly increasing thrust and efficiency has been unveiled by ...

Russia is testing a new plasma rocket engine that would drastically reduce travel time from earth to mars using charged ...

Electric (plasma) propulsion devices have been used for applications such as station-keeping and orbit transfer, in place of chemical rockets, because they provide a higher specific impulse. Detailed ...

Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, recently developed a new spacecraft engine with impressive specifications.

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

The development of the engine is expected to make interplanetary trips much faster and expand humanity's access to worlds ...