A laser hit the tiny black cube, and it lurched forward almost at once. That split-second jump, caught during a zero-gravity ...

Space travel has long involved heavy lifting. To reach a destination, the spacecraft has ...

Adding iron to a copper-based propellant MOF simultaneously solves its water stability problem and boosts laser propulsion efficiency, breaking a trade-off once thought inherent. (Nanowerk Spotlight) ...

The Artemis II RS-25 engine, evolved from the Space Shuttle Main Engines. L3Harris has produced four RS-25 engines for the SLS core stage, with plans to manufacture additional engines for future ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists and engineers are diligently working on innovative concepts to make the next era of human spaceflight more powerful and more efficient ...