Gizmodo reported that a group of University of Washington researchers is working on a spaceship powered by nuclear fusion.
What does this mean exactly? Well, a the time it takes to travel to Mars would be reduced from eight or nine months to only three.
Let's not get excited too fast. It's pretty amazing that they're working on this technology, but we're still in the "Stone Age of Space exploration" as Gizmodo puts it.
Harnessing nuclear fusion, the substance of deadly hydrogen bombs and the power source of the sun, would make for speedier and safer space travel, Sloughs explained.
Looks as though things are looking up in the way of space travel for the human race. Still, I doubt I will see any Star Trek level space travel in my time. We still have a long way to go.
Want a more scientific and lengthier explanation? Read the article here.
