In the relentless quest to make journeys to Mars shorter and safer, Russian scientists have recently turned heads with a bold claim: A plasma-based propulsion system could cut the Earth–Mars transit ...

Pulsar Fusion, a UK-based rocket startup, says it fired plasma inside its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket engine during a live demonstration on March 25, 2026, at a conference in California. The company ...

Being more efficient and more powerful than chemical rockets, plasma engines are seen as the future of human spaceflight. While NASA-backed plasma rocket projects aim for travel times to Mars be just ...