Have you ever wondered how rockets work? Rockets may look futuristic, but the basic idea behind them is surprisingly simple. A rocket is a carefully controlled explosion. Fuel and an oxidizer burn ...

Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has achieved “first plasma” in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, designed to propel rockets faster than any object has ever traveled. Reading time 2 minutes ...

Every year, companies and space agencies launch hundreds of rockets into space—and that number is set to grow dramatically with ambitious missions to the moon, Mars and beyond. But these dreams hinge ...

A rocket’s cluster of engines firing in flight produces a bright-purple exhaust plume and thick golden smoke against a sunset sky over the ocean. Humans can leave Earth on rockets powered by chemical ...