"If you're flying rockets in space, and you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong," said the researcher who led the ...

Elon Musk wants to turn one of humanity’s biggest problems into the fuel for its boldest journey. Instead of treating carbon ...

From back: Brandon Wilson, Bryan Conry, Pavel Shilenko and Emily Hutchins gather around the Ohio State University Research Reactor before performing irradiation testing of the coated surrogate ...

MnB₂ releases about 20% more energy per unit weight and is roughly 2.5 times as energy-dense as aluminum powder [2], the standard metal fuel in today’s solid rocket boosters. This means rockets could ...

Chinese astronauts claim to have created rocket fuel on board the country’s Tiangong space station using a new process dubbed “artificial photosynthesis.” As the South China Morning Post reports, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESA/ESRANGE/Lars Thulin A suborbital rocket is set to help scientists take the next step ...

Have we discovered the ideal source of energy? A recent study in Nature describes a newly synthesized chemical called hexanitrogen. Containing no carbon, it produces zero greenhouse emissions and ...

Students from eight community college and university teams will see more than a year of effort take flight into space with the launch of Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket from NASA’s Wallops ...

"Sometimes, a few minutes in the microgravity of space is just what a research project needs to reach the next level, often resulting in great discoveries for humanity." When you purchase through ...