A laboratory in Troitsk, Russia, may have just nudged humanity closer to interplanetary commuting. Scientists at Rosatom, the country's state nuclear corporation, have revealed a working prototype of ...

A powerful new plasma engine has just been unveiled by Chinese engineers – and it is expected to propel China ahead of the United States in the race to develop plasma technology for Mars and other ...

The new Russian rocket engine achieves higher acceleration than chemical rockets by using magnetic plasma accelerators, allowing for speeds of up to 100 km/s. Russian scientists at Rosatom's Troitsk ...

Russian scientists at Rosatom's Troitsk Institute are developing a plasma propulsion system that could change space travel.

Something to look forward to: Scientists have created a laboratory prototype of a plasma electric rocket engine that could revolutionize space travel. Based on a magnetic plasma accelerator, this ...

Revolutionizing space travel is the order of the day with Russia’s state-owned nuclear agency Rosatom unveiling a plasma-powered engine rocket engineered to reduce the travel time from Earth to Mars.