A new type of rocket engine, one that could power a plane from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours, has eluded scientists for decades. Houston’s Venus Aerospace says it recently solved the puzzle.

The Earth is much larger than most people realize. You need to use engines if you want to efficiently navigate large sections of the planet. Everything from cars to planes relies on engines, but they ...

Dan Kotlyar receives funding from Idaho National Laboratory and BWXT Inc. for research related to nuclear thermal propulsion. This relatively long transit time is a result of the use of traditional ...