Nuclear energy hasn’t just been making a comeback in recent months. According to many experts, including US Secretary of ...

Space is a far more logical, sensible place to do fusion ... Nuclear fusion is different from nuclear fission, which is what powers current nuclear power plants. Fission works by splitting heavy, ...

Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to achieving that dream.

space agencies, and private players to explore nuclear power solutions. Recently, two Southern California-based startups, Exlabs and Antares Nuclear, announced a partnership to advance deep-space ...

A British startup called Pulsar Fusion has come up with a wild new concept for a nuclear fusion-powered space rocket.

Credit: Exlabs SAN FRANCISCO – Southern California startups Exlabs and Antares announced a strategic partnership March 19 to develop a nuclear-powered spacecraft for deep-space missions.

Space is a far more logical ... Nuclear fusion is different from nuclear fission, which is what powers current nuclear power plants. Fission works by splitting heavy, radioactive elements like ...

Russia could supply a small nuclear power plant for a mission to Mars planned by billionaire entrepreneur and SpaceX CEO Elon ...

Sunbird could help spacecrafts reach speeds up to 805,000 kms per hour, which is faster than the Parker Solar Probe, the ...

Pulsar Fusion views the vehicle as an interplanetary tug; Sunbird would attach to other craft in space and give them a fusion-powered boost to reach their destinations. Related: Nuclear fusion ...