Thrusters propelled by magnetic fields could help astronauts travel to Mars and other planets more efficiently, according to a new concept described in the Journal of Plasma Physics. The method would utilize magnetic reconnection, which generates large amounts of energy when magnetic fields within charged plasmas come together, break apart and then come back together.
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pace travel including trips to Mars requires faster speeds. Here’s one idea:
a new rocket concept developed by female scientist Fatima Ebrahimi, a physicist at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). Click on the title above to read the article.
