Could diesel particulate filter (DPF) regenerations become a thing of the past? A Southern California startup that is gaining the attention of OEMs believes it’s possible. For the past few years in ...

July 2, 2009 – Ad Astra Rocket Company has successfully demonstrated operation of its VX-200 plasma engine first stage at full power and under superconducting conditions in tests conducted today at ...

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 ...

Space has a trash problem, with defunct satellites, rockets, and smaller broken bits orbiting Earth at high speeds. The ...

Defunct satellites, old rocket parts, and thousands of fragments from past missions are rapidly filling Earth's orbit ...

We’ve been talking about going to Mars for decades, but we haven’t yet cracked how to get people there and back safely and in a reasonable amount of time. The problem is one of distance and the ...

Just like litter is a big problem on Earth, space junk is cluttering up outer space. To dispose of this junk, a Tohoku ...