The reactor would launch to the moon by 2030, according to a directive by acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy that was sent ...

In April 2025, China reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2035. This plant would support ...

A lunar nuclear reactor may sound dramatic, but its neither illegal nor unprecedented. But it does raise critical questions ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the interim NASA administrator, proclaimed that the U.S. needs to ‘get our act together’ ...

Placing an atomic energy source on the lunar surface is “not science fiction,” experts say, but does pose technical ...

The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, the new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power.

The Moon could soon host a nuclear power source. NASA is considering installing a powerful reactor there by 2030. This ...

The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power.

Prototype NASA 1kW Kilopower nuclear reactor for use in space and on planetary surfaces. Credit: NASA Glenn Research Center ...

Acting NASA administrator says he wants the U.S. to be the first nation to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Apple CEO Tim Cook joined President Donald Trump at the White House to announce an ...

Acting NASA administrator says he wants the U.S. to be the first nation to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Apple CEO Tim Cook joined President Donald Trump at the White House to announce an ...

Acting NASA administrator says he wants the U.S. to be the first nation to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Apple CEO Tim Cook joined President Donald Trump at the White House to announce an ...