Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the Sun’s light can feel on Earth. Spacecraft near the Earth use large solar panels to harness the Sun for the ...

The IAEA and Russia have launched a project to strengthen management of disused Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTGs), which used to be a source of electricity in remote areas. Many RTGs are ...

>> THERE’S NO NEED TO HEAD TO SPACE WHEN YOU CAN STEP INTO A LAB LIKE THIS, ALREADY OUT OF THIS WORLD. >> IT’S A LITTLE BIT OF POWER BUT FOR A LONG TIME. THE ENGINEERS AT TELEDYNE SYSTEMS RIGHT HERE ...

New funding accelerates space-based nuclear power toward flight readinessHOUSTON, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intuitive ...

The US AFRL/RV has awarded Intuitive Machines an $8.2m contract extension for the development of nuclear power systems.

Dayton is not just the birthplace of aviation. You might think of it also as the home of deep space power generation. The power generator keeping the new Mars Perseverance rover warm has a strong ...

After it was delayed three times to iron out issues, NASA's Perseverance rover is slated on July 30 to head to Mars, where it will perform a number of tasks, including looking for fossilized evidence ...

Now that NASA has proven helicopter flight can be achieved in alien atmospheres, there are green lights across the board for the Dragonfly mission. That would be the octocopter the American space ...

A Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG), built by Lockheed Martin at its Space Systems Company facility in Valley Forge, then fueled by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is providing electric ...

Fuelling of a radioisotope-based power system for NASA's Mars 2020 rover has begun. The Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator - or MMRTG - uses heat from the natural radioactive decay of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Benjamin Roulston, Clarkson University (THE CONVERSATION) Powering spacecraft with ...