NASA’s Gateway Propulsion System Tested
NASA's Gateway, the orbiting lunar outpost key to the Artemis program, is undergoing tests of its electric propulsion system.
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85% of the Matter in the Universe is Missing
85% of the matter in the universe is missing. But we’re getting closer to finding it.
NASA’s Psyche Mission is off to the Asteroid
NASA’s Psyche mission is off to explore the metal-rich asteroid that may shed light on our own planet’s formation.
Iodine Electric Propulsion System tested in Orbit
New revolutionary iodine electric propulsion system for spacecraft, tested in orbit for first time.
Solar Electric Propulsion to power NASA spacecraft
Solar Electric Propulsion, futuristic electric thrusters emitting a cool blue glow will guide the Psyche spacecraft through deep space to a metal-rich asteroid.
Psyche- Mission to an Asteroid
An electric Hall thruster, identical to those that will be used to propel the Psyche spacecraft, undergoes testing at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Jet Propulsion with Air Plasma
Scientists create an ‘Air Plasma’ engine that works without fossil fuel, meaning airplanes may fly using just electricity and the air as fuel.
Powerful Thruster is Prepared for Mission to Asteroid
After undergoing a series of performance and environmental tests, NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster – Commercial (NEXT-C) is being prepared for the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission,
Firing an Air-Breathing electric Thruster for the first time
In a world-first, an ESA-led team has built and fired an air-breathing electric thruster.
World’s largest Artificial Sun
Scientists switch on world’s largest ‘artificial sun’ in German lab.