BWX Technology's new digital center in Melbourne is the $3.2 billion company's first Florida location, fitting for ...

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are studying neptunium, a rare radioactive element.

Speaking Jan. 28 at the SpaceCom Space Mobility conference, Whiting said the idea for a commercially integrated tabletop ...

Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit ...

At the height of the Cold War, US Air Force officials proposed a terrifying plan to help America demonstrate its superiority ...

Cold-flow tests at NASA Marshall demonstrated the stability of a nuclear propulsion design aimed at reducing travel times to the moon and Mars.

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolith, hued ...

Russia should use nuclear weapons in space to destroy all Elon Musk's Starlink satellites, demands Vladimir Putin's most ...

Delray Beach, FL, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The space propulsion market was valued at USD 13.36 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow to USD 20.02 billion at a compound annual growth rate ...

A niche corner of the commercial space sector is attracting attention from United States national security planners, not because of its economic promise, but because of the technical problems it is ...

The curious minds at What If explore what happens if the largest nuclear bomb explodes in space, revealing radiation, ...