Deep space voyages to 'seek out new life' could be made possible by new rocket thruster

Deep space voyages to 'seek out new life' could be made possible by new rocket thruster

A team at the University of Southampton is testing a new propulsion system that would allow metals found on comets and moons to be harvested in order to propel a spacecraft "indefinitely".

New propulsion system for space travel could make sci-fi reality

The breakthrough in Southampton could mean deep space exploration is no longer the stuff of sci-fi.

Scientists begin testing space thruster that could boldly go where no one has gone before

Deep space exploration might no longer be confined to sci-fi after scientists began testing a rocket thruster which promises to boldly go further than ever before.

New rocket technology could mean humans finally travelling into deep space

"Deep space exploration might no longer be confined to sci-fi after scientists began testing a rocket thruster which promises to boldly go further than ever before"

New rocket thruster could mean humans boldly go on never-ending space trips

The breakthrough could mean deep space exploration is no longer the stuff of sci-fi, according to University of Southampton engineers.

Scientists begin testing space thruster

Scientists begin testing space thruster