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

In a sharp pivot toward faster implementation, NASA is now planning to install a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, as ...

The prototype lander — dubbed the Lanyue (meaning "embrace the moon") — was tested at a facility in Hebei province of China.

Both the U.S. and China have set their sights on the Moon, aiming to break ground on permanent lunar bases within the next ...

Nuclear power in space isn't a new idea. Since the 1960s, the US and the Soviet Union have relied on radioisotope generators ...

China has just released updated plans for its ambitious Moon base project, with new timelines, advanced infrastructure goals, ...

China has recently taken a significant step forward in its ambitious lunar exploration program by successfully testing its manned lunar capsule, Mengzhou, and conducting a critical landing and takeoff ...

China plans to land astronauts on the moon with two Long March launches: one to send the Lanyue lander into lunar orbit, and ...

Announcement comes at a time when the United States is looking to stave off rapid advances of China’s space programme.

China aims to land its astronauts on the moon by around 2030, with the Lanyue lander playing a central role in the mission.