In early 2007, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft observed something extraordinary around Saturn. An unusually strong blast of solar wind sent subatomic particles crashing into the ringed planet’s magnetic ...

There is technology being perfected to make particle accelerators 100-1000 times lower cost. This would enable production of nuclear material for space propulsion that could reach up to 0.5% of light ...

The GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and the international accelerator facility FAIR have made an important contribution to the success of the Artemis II Moon mission. A camera specially ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Western Michigan University’s Department of Physics completed a NASA-sponsored research project in 2024 that tested spacecraft cables for the Artemis and Lunar Gateway missions, ...

Tau Systems, a developer of compact laser-plasma accelerators, has announced that it has raised another $20 million in extended seed funding - taking its total funding raised so far to $35 million.

"By reproducing relativistic plasma conditions in the lab, we can measure processes that shape the evolution of cosmic jets and better understand the origin of magnetic fields in intergalactic space." ...