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A new generation of nuclear microbatteries may soon power electronics that must operate for years without maintenance.

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For decades, nuclear propulsion has been a fixture of aerospace engineering proposals and government studies, always promising, never quite leaving the laboratory. That changes in 2028.

NASA is officially sending a fleet of robotic helicopters to Mars in 2028.

A new experiment using rare-isotope beams has provided new insight into the origin of proton-rich isotopes known as p-nuclei.