NASA plans to establish a continuous lunar presence by 2030 with a nuclear reactor, crucial for powering habitats and ...

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

The Perseids meteor shower is the most popular one of the year. The meteors during this time are characterized by bright fireballs and long "wakes," the streak of light and color that follow behind.

As China and Russia race to stake their claim, America is bidding to get ahead through a fusion of federal funding and ...

NASA is developing a 40-kilowatt lunar nuclear reactor under its Fission Surface Power program, aiming for deployment by decade’s end to provide reliable energy during the Moon’s two-week nights.

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

Scientist and media personality Neil deGrasse Tyson appeared Wednesday on CBS Mornings to discuss the Trump administration’s ...

The astronaut helped turn the failed moon landing into triumph by getting back to Earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion ...

A new NASA directive to accelerate development of a nuclear reactor for the moon has is aggressive but achievable, industry ...

In April 2025, China reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2035. This plant would support its planned international lunar research station. The United States ...

The Trump administration is pushing efforts to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a future human base. A newly ...

Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing ...