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Revolutionary plasma tunnel could redefine the future of space travel

Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a groundbreaking plasma tunnel to simulate the extreme ...

Never-seen-before video of Sun sees towers of 10,000C plasma erupting into space after scientists created ‘fake eclipse’

NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN footage of the Sun shows incredible towering eruptions exploding into the darkness of space. It was ...

Space missions may soon be safer! This plasma tunnel tests the extreme heat of reentry; one of spacecraft’s biggest challenges

Space missions and space tourism have started accelerating rapidly. This concept of space tourism may evoke and feels more ...

Plasma engines are emerging as the next frontier in deep-space propulsion

Plasma propulsion transforms an inert propellant – often hydrogen – into plasma, a superheated mix of ions and electrons. Magnetic fields then funnel and accelerate the ...