NASA has plans for a giant leap in its method of space travel, beginning with a nuclear-powered mission to Mars that's projected to launch in 2028.

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A round trip from Earth to Mars takes about three years. New research suggests a potential shortcut to Mars, inspired by an ...

Bold promises by tech billionaires to establish a colony on Mars usually revolve around surviving on the planet itself. Yet, the trip between Earth and Mars is often taken for granted, leading many ...

Nasa is developing ways to use nuclear power to send spacecraft to their destinations. Nuclear propulsion could greatly ...

A newly identified corridor, anchored to an asteroid’s orbit, may transform how scientists chart missions to the red planet — and reshape the future of human deep-space travel. For decades, a trip to ...

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