Will we find alien life in our lifetimes? Let us know in the comments! Nasa recently mysteriously lost control of Curiosity on the surface of Mars.Īnd the water that once flowed on Mars contained just the right ingredients to support life, scientists say. In other news, an eerie panorama captured by Curiosity from the surface of Mars is the most detailed ever. Millions using ‘fake’ versions of WhatsApp that could let hackers read your texts It will likely take decades for pulsar engines to make their way to functioning rockets. The gas is superheated to millions of degrees and magnetised so it fires out of the back of the engine, generating thrust.įollowing this milestone, Pulsar Fusion now plans to test its groundbreaking technology in space.Ī larger prototype device is due for completion in 2022.

The engine works by firing argon gas through a 12-inch wide nozzle at a top speed of 56,000mph. “Nuclear Fusion rocket technology has the ability to half mission times to Mars and could open up the possibility of visiting planets outside of our solar system,” Pulsar Fusion claims. This would allow space agencies to halve the time taken to travel between Earth and Mars by current rockets, which rely on liquid fuel. If scaled up, the technology could one day propel rockets to speeds of 100,000mph, according to the company. The field is firing out particles at speeds of over 20 kilometres a second, Pulsar Fusion said in a press release. In the video, viewers can see a ring of plasma at the core hotter than any gas on Earth and confined by an electromagnetic field. The Pusar engine works by generating thrust from a super-heated gas known as plasma that reaches temperatures in the millions of degrees. Scientists at Pulsar Fusion, a firm founded by Richard and based in Milton Keynes, have recorded footage of the engine in action for the first time.Ī clip uploaded to the team’s YouTube channel last week gave viewers a look inside the hyper-fast tech, which is designed for use in deep space. The reality star is bankrolling a new type of space engine that could one day take astronauts to Mars – and his team has just passed a major benchmark. HE’S best known for appearing in Made in Chelsea, but heartthrob Richard Dinan now has his eyes set on a different kind of stardom.

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