For reference, Pluto’s average distance from the Sun is about 40 AU, so 2023 KQ14 is quite distant. At 23.4 billion miles (37 ...

Sedna will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, giving us a rare opportunity to visit the planetoid before it drifts ...

In a groundbreaking study recently published on the arXiv preprint server, researchers have proposed two innovative propulsion technologies that could enable humanity to reach the enigmatic world of ...

Sedna will reach its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, providing a remarkable space-faring opportunity that won’t come again for another 11,400 years.

It was one of the most ambitious missions for NASA since the turn of the century, with photos reshaping what scientists know ...

Since the Jupiter assist, the propulsion system was awakened only occasionally for brief annual checkouts and finally in December 2014 in preparation for the Pluto flyby.

Pulsar Fusion has started construction on a large nuclear fusion chamber in England, as it seeks to develop a fusion propulsion system.

On Jan. 19, 2006, NASA launched the New Horizons probe which would provide never-before-seen images of the dwarf planet, its moons and other objects.

The propulsion system would shorten the probe’s travel time to Pluto and would enable it to explore other objects beyond Pluto after its mission there concludes.

The propulsion system must operate using low power (sub-kilowatt) and have high-propellant throughput (i.e., the capability to use a high total mass of propellant over its lifetime) to enable the ...

New tech clears space junk, improves satellite propulsion An improved plasma thruster using Israeli technology can steer satellites out of harm’s way while using less power than chemical forms of ...

It took over nine years for New Horizons to reach Pluto after blasting off atop an Atlas 5 rocket on Jan. 19, 2006. After ...