I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency is ...

That something is nuclear propulsion. Essentially, a nuclear rocket engine is a reactor that has hydrogen running through it as a propellant, which is heated to an astonishing 3,000 K (2,727 °C, 4,940 ...

This past semester, Kansas State University relaunched the nuclear engineering major that it discontinued in 1996. It has already attracted more than 50 students. College students at Kansas State ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Nuclear energy may play a major role in powering the future, and Texas A&M University staff say the future is already taking shape in the Brazos Valley. Texas A&M ...

Nuclear power isn't just for naval ships anymore as demonstrated by the Nuclear Propulsion in merchant Shipping (NuProShip II) project led by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology which ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MPR Associates, Inc., a leading engineering and consulting firm, and High Reliability Group LLC, a premier operational excellence consultancy, today announced the ...

The convergence of nuclear technology and artificial intelligence is no longer a far-off possibility. A recent announcement from Aalo Atomics and Microsoft—an unlikely pairing even a few years ago—has ...

When nuclear energy is mentioned, most people think about nuclear power plants, but did you know that nuclear technology fuels some of the most advanced ships in the world? Nuclear energy plays a ...

Sixteen full scholarships are available for the Nuclear Engineering Technology Degree program at Connecticut State Community College Three Rivers Campus. The program is a partnership with the Three ...

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NASA’s push for a new nuclear rocket engine is not just another upgrade to the hardware we strap to the bottom of spacecraft. It is an attempt to rewrite the basic rules of how far, how fast, and how ...