A researcher says he found a possible shortcut to Mars that would halve the time it takes to travel to the planet and back to ...

A round trip from Earth to Mars takes about three years. New research suggests a potential shortcut to Mars, inspired by an asteroid's orbital path, that would reduce the journey to as little as 153 ...

In the aftermath of the glorious splashdown of Artemis II, returning to the moon is the next required step. Much will be ...

NASA just tested a blazing-hot plasma engine that could help carry humans to Mars.

A prototype ion engine that uses lithium vapor as a propellant has aced its first tests, achieving 25 times more power than ...

A powerful new electromagnetic thruster has taken a major step forward after a successful high-energy test at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Fueled by lithium vapor and driven by intense magnetic ...

A little more than three years since NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter ended its pioneering mission at Mars, engineers at the Jet ...

After Artemis 2, NASA's moon return hinges on two unproven commercial landers, each of which faces major technical and ...

NASA’s Artemis II mission has successfully wrapped up, and early analysis shows the agency’s next-generation Moon systems ...