This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. Imagine a rocket that works without fuel. You pump energy into it and ...

NASA is renowned for doing really difficult stuff. You want to drop a Mini-sized lander on Mars using a sky crane? Well, NASA will do that for you. There is a view of NASA as staid and conservative ...

A new theory of inertia could explain how NASA is generating thrust with a new drive design, and may even show them how to make it more powerful. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

Students in St. Bernard Prep’s physics program recently traded textbooks for thrust as they wrapped up an ambitious ...

In his 1962 essay Hazards of Prophecy, the late science fiction author Sir Arthur C. Clarke describes the failures of nerve and imagination that lead otherwise learned people to declare future ...