image: (a) Schematics of the experiment. By irradiating a plastic target with the Gekko XII laser, plasma flow is generated in the presence of a weak magnetic field. The weak magnetic field is ...

Andrews Space & Technology (AS&T) successfully demonstrated the fundamental operating principles of a propulsion system that could dramatically affect interplanetary space travel, shortening round ...

Joseph Agnew, undergrad and research assistant from the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s Propulsion Research Center (PRC), presented the results of his study “An Examination of Warp Theory and ...

A student-built CubeSat from the University of Michigan will investigate whether small satellites can be maintained in low Earth orbit without thrusters or propellant. Scheduled to launch from the ...

(A) Illustration of the soft microswimmer with a single microbubble. (B) Illustration of CeFlowBots with bubble arrays. (C) Illustration of the microbubble-aided microrobots. (D) Illustration of the ...

Discover how to build a simple electric train using just a copper coil, an AA battery, and disc magnets in this step-by-step science experiment. Starting with basic materials, watch as we construct ...

A research team realized magnetic reconnection driven by electron dynamics in laser-produced plasmas and measured the pure electron outflows. Their findings will be applied not only to space and ...