On Feb. 2, a massive tentacle of plasma snapped apart in the sun's atmosphere before tumbling down, circling the star's north pole at thousands of miles a minute, and then disappearing — leaving ...

Plasma engines can’t get us to space yet, but they are extremely useful in that they can deliver a large thrust with very little fuel. The plasma engines do their job, but they have plenty of room for ...

Scientists are working on a plasma engine that could take humans to Mars without the need to refuel. The engine, known as a 'hall thruster', is currently being used by Nasa to keep satellites and ...

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 ...

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