Deep space exploration might no longer be confined to sci-fi after scientists began testing a rocket thruster which promises to boldly go further than ever before. Astro engineers from the ...

Engineers working on NASA's Voyager 1 probe have successfully mitigated an issue with the spacecraft's thrusters, which keep the distant explorer pointed at Earth so that it can receive commands ...

A new rocket thruster could enable "never-ending" voyages into deep space by using any type of metal as fuel. A team at the University of Southampton is testing a new propulsion system which would ...

Experts at the University of Southampton say the thruster could use any type of metal as a fuel, making deep space exploration possible. Current forms of propulsion limited how far humanity could ...

NASA engineers have pulled off an incredible feat: switching the agency's ancient Voyager 1 probe — the farthest human-made object in existence — to a different set of thrusters. The feat ...

All that interstellar travel, however, is taking its toll on the probe. Recently, NASA engineers had to resolve a thruster issue affecting Voyager 1, overcoming a series of obstacles posed by the ...

Scientists are working on a new rocket thruster which could open up “never-ending” deep space exploration by using any type of metal as fuel. The team at the University of Southampton say that ...

The distant and cold Voyager 1 spacecraft did a clever thruster trick to help it phone home. Voyager 1, the most distant human object that is now flying through interstellar space, had thruster ...

4), but thruster issues mean the probe faces a lengthy delay before entering orbit around the solar system's innermost planet. BepiColombo launched in 2018 on an Ariane 5 rocket to seek out ...

The agency reports that it just wrapped up a risky procedure, switching Voyager 1 to a different set of maneuvering thrusters. This will keep the iconic interstellar explorer online for a bit longer.