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Scientists decode plasma plume behavior to enhance electric thrusters’ performance
Researchers at the University of Virginia are using advanced simulations to study electron behavior in electric propulsion ...
Hidden 'shapes' within plasma beams may boost next-generation space rockets
Go faster, farther, more efficiently. That's the goal driving spacecraft propulsion engineers like Chen Cui, a new assistant ...
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Discovery of "tipped over" black hole surprises NASA scientists
New analysis techniques developed at NASA's Ames Research Center in California helped researchers see four long plumes of plasma emanating from the galaxy. Most galaxies don't have plumes ...
How Electric Thrusters Are Revolutionizing Space Exploration
A research team at the University of Virginia is revolutionizing the future of space travel with groundbreaking studies on ...
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NASA probe to make Christmas Eve trip to sun’s surface: ‘Uncharted territory’
cutting through plumes of plasma while circling it on Tuesday morning, the space agency said in a statement. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe “is in good health and operating normally” ahead of its ...
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NASA spacecraft just plunged into the sun and broke stunning records
In 2022, the probe flew into "one of the most powerful coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ever recorded," NASA explained. A CME is ...
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NASA finds the fuel that will take us to Mars in 45 days: It’s better than hydrogen and plasma
NASA's nuclear propulsion breakthrough promises Mars trips in 45 days. Combining nuclear and plasma systems boosts efficiency ...
NASA Celebrates as Sun-Exploring Spacecraft Confirms It’s Still Alive
The spacecraft survived scorching temperatures at a record proximity, and is expected to send details of its close call in ...
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NASA’s KiNET-X Rocket Experiment Reveals Hidden Physics of Auroras
Scientists have made groundbreaking progress in understanding the dazzling auroras that light up the night sky. Using NASA’s KiNET-X experiment, researchers simulated auroral conditions by releasing ...
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NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun
NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday ... and how coronal mass ejections -- massive clouds of plasma that hurl through space -- are formed. The Christmas Eve flyby is the first of ...