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

Trying to get a nuclear reactor on the surface of the moon is going to take time – maybe much longer more than NASA wants.

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’ ...

NASA announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon on Tuesday, in an attempt to stay ahead of China and Russia in a ...

NASA’s nuclear gamble on the moon faces growing skepticism - Trying to get a nuclear reactor on the surface of the moon is going to take time – maybe much longer more than NASA wants. Julia Musto repo ...

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, the new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power.

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said the U.S. needs to move fast if it wants a power plant on the moon before China.

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

South Korea Plans to Build a Base on the Moon The country’s newly formed space agency wants to establish a lunar base by 2045. An artist’s illustration of a lunar base.

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 ...