Researchers at the University of Glasgow have developed a prototype for a "self-eating" rocket that gradually consumes itself for fuel before burning out. The team says the technology could lead to ...

The commercialization of space is in full swing right now, and the pace of competitive innovation is so feverish that even agencies like NASA are outsourcing their missions to private names like ...

As satellite constellations and space junk continue crowding orbital zones above Earth, researchers are searching for ways to prevent adding to the growing problem. According to one team of ...

Engineers at the University of Glasgow have developed a "self-eating" rocket engine, which burns parts of its body for extra fuel, that could alter the landscape of space travel. This "autophagy" ...

UK researchers have designed a self-eating rocket engine that burns its own body for fuel. They hope the design can help curb the worsening junk problem in space. With some of its mass freed up, the ...

New developments on a nearly century-old concept for a "self-eating" rocket engine capable of flight beyond the Earth's atmosphere could help the U.K. take a bigger bite of the space industry.

A team of engineers in the United Kingdom has developed a rocket capable of traveling beyond Earth's atmosphere while consuming itself for fuel before burning up completely. The rocket was built with ...