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

Nuclear reactors in space may sound like something out of science fiction, but they are likely to prove important for ...

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

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

Facing a new space race with China and Russia, NASA is fast-tracking lunar nuclear power development and commercial space ...

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

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

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.

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

Hundreds of current and ex-employees of NASA signed a formal dissent letter protesting the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the agency.

About 3,870 employees have applied to depart NASA over two rounds through the Trump administration's deferred resignation program, the agency disclosed.

NASA has had a difficult early summer, between a proposed budget that would eviscerate the space agency’s science programs and President Trump’s sudden withdrawal of billionaire private space ...