An experimental plasma jet thruster has been revealed that is not reliant on fossil fuels and uses the power of microwaves for propulsion. As efforts to wean the aviation industry off engines powered ...

A new propulsion system developed by Russian scientists is generating buzz in the spaceflight community. According to researchers fromRosatom’s Troitsk Institute, a laboratory-tested magnetoplasma ...

Plasma accelerators utilise electromagnetic forces to propel ionised gases at high speeds, offering a unique platform to study both controlled laboratory phenomena and astrophysical events. Recent ...

In the field of space exploration and deployment of satellites, propulsion technology is the key to success to set milestones ever higher. Consider a spaceship that uses nuclear fusion energy, a ...