Space missions in the future could travel to Mars, asteroids and the outer solar system by riding on nuclear-powered rockets, ...

If it proves successful, CNTR could allow future vehicles to travel farther using less fuel. Traditional chemical engines ...

Scientists have developed a new form of nuclear propulsion that they claim could slash mission times to Mars and enable ...

Ohio State University researchers have developed a centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket (CNTR) that could potentially halve the travel time to Mars to just six months.

Instead of using solid fuel elements, this innovative design uses liquid uranium fuel to heat the rocket propellant directly.

Ohio State University researchers have achieved a breakthrough with their centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket (CNTR) design. Recent tests show a specific impulse of 1,800 seconds, potentially reducing ...

NASA's Glenn Research Centre in Northeast Ohio has been selected to lead the development of nuclear power systems for lunar ...

For decades, space agencies have been seeking effective ways to shorten the long and perilous journey to Mars. The new nuclear propulsion concept, CNTR, developed by researchers at Ohio State ...

The use of nuclear technologies for space exploration is one way to achieve humanity’s expansion into the Solar System. Nuclear power plants will allow the creation of bases on the Moon, and then ...

New developments in nuclear thermal propulsion technologies may soon enable advanced space missions to the farthest reaches ...

Liquid uranium rockets could make the Red Planet a six-month commute.

New developments in nuclear thermal propulsion technologies may soon enable advanced space missions to the farthest reaches of the solar system.