In a groundbreaking development, Ohio State University has unveiled a new concept for nuclear thermal propulsion that could ...

Ohio State University researchers have achieved a breakthrough with their centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket (CNTR) design. Recent tests show a specific impulse of 1,800 seconds, potentially reducing ...

If it proves successful, CNTR could allow future vehicles to travel farther using less fuel. Traditional chemical engines produce about 450 seconds of thrust from a given amount of propellant, a ...

For decades, space agencies have been seeking effective ways to shorten the long and perilous journey to Mars. The new nuclear propulsion concept, CNTR, developed by researchers at Ohio State ...

Ohio State University engineers are developing a centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket, promising to double engine efficiency ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is testing a new type of nuclear battery, powered by the radioactive isotope Americium-241, which can provide power to space probes for up to ...

Instead of using solid fuel elements, this innovative design uses liquid uranium fuel to heat the rocket propellant directly.

New developments in nuclear thermal propulsion technologies may soon enable advanced space missions to the farthest reaches ...

KCNA said Kim expressed satisfaction after Monday’s test, calling the “eye-opening” development of the new rocket engine a “significant change” in his effort to expand North Korea’s nuclear forces.

Scientists have developed a new form of nuclear propulsion that they claim could slash mission times to Mars and enable ...

Jim Bickford is leading the Thin Film Isotope Nuclear Engine Rocket (TFINER) project to develop a system for propelling a craft through space faster and farther than ever before. This technology has ...