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 new space race. The goal is to have the reactor built before 2030, a ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The reactor directive orders NASA to solicit proposals from commercial complanies for a 100 kilowatt nuclear reactor to ...

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

It seems that the United States is keen to get in on the nuclear renaissance as the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has ...

NASA has set a 2030 deadline to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the moon. It’s an ambitious but potentially ...

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The Reactor Pilot Program has its pros, but it needs to be paired with money and action from Congress and the presidency.

NASA plans to prioritize the fission reactor as power necessary to extract and refine lunar resources.

At a minimum, US nuclear plants need to be defended against the kinds of drone attacks that Ukrainians have already suffered ...

An updated NASA plan to put a nuclear reactor on the lunar surface comes amid intensifying space competition between the U.S. and China, which is ramping up its own moon-exploration efforts.

Is NASA going to put a nuclear reactor on the moon? Here's what Sean Duffy said about U.S. race against China in space and going to Mars.