China breaks a historic barrier in nuclear fusion, bringing the dream of nearly infinite energy closer to reality.

A moon can sit next door to another and still feel like a different world. Around Jupiter, that contrast shows up fast.

However, sTIMs cannot be used alone, they require backside metallization (BSM) on the module to establish a thermal path and ...

Being more efficient and more powerful than chemical rockets, plasma engines are seen as the future of human spaceflight. While NASA-backed plasma rocket projects aim for travel times to Mars be just ...

The big picture: In deep-space travel, the race is no longer about who has the biggest rocket – it's about who can build the smartest plasma engine. As the competition to reach Mars intensifies, ...

Mattel MAT2.67%increase; green up pointing triangle shares plunged as much as 28% in late trading after the toy maker said an anticipated surge in holiday sales came up short, and it issued a ...

Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific understanding of how stars, nuclear detonations and fusion energy work. For ...

WASHINGTON — Congress is struggling to make progress in negotiations to avoid a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security next week, leaving the two parties squabbling as the House and the ...

In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists have performed the first global simulations of monster shocks—some of the strongest shocks in the universe—revealing how these extreme ...

Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.

A shortfall in sales prompted Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls, to step up discounts.Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images Mattel shares plunged after the toy maker said an anticipated surge in holiday ...

Renny Harlin’s thankless trio of movies, taking a simple story and extending it for no creative reason, is at least finally over If you’re wondering how this shrug-along horror series has got this far ...