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

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NASA is accelerating its vision to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030, an ambitious initiative that aligns with the ...

And after five months of attempting to do it down, NASA has been forced to abandon the $72 million mission. The project was successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on February 26.

The United States is moving swiftly to deploy nuclear power reactors on the Moon and Mars, aiming to launch the first system ...

AI is transforming space science—revealing Martian water, decoding meteorites, and improving thermal materials for industrial efficiency.

NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 mission with agency astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov is ...

NASA must confront its budget pressures, reduce bureaucracy, and focus on mission-driven culture in order to achieve its goals of returning to the Moon and going to Mars, while also developing a ...

Starlink interference is swamping protected frequencies, threatening astronomers' ability to unlock secrets of the early universe.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been tapped as NASA's new interim administrator by President Donald Trump on Thursday, July 10, 2025. (File photo) ...