No great endeavor ever undertaken since the beginning of civilization has not had people saying it can’t or shouldn’t be done ...

In their report, Lal and Myers estimate it would cost about $800 million annually for five years to build and deploy a ...

In April 2025, China reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2035. This plant would support ...

As humans travel out into the solar system, learning to use the local resources is critical for sustaining life off Earth, starting at the nearby Moon. NASA plans to prioritize the fission reactor as ...

The race to build nuclear power on the moon, currently involving NASA and the Chinese space agency, is a strategic ...

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on Aug. 5, 2025, to build a nuclear fission reactor ...

The high ground has always held strategic and tactical importance—from mountaintops in ancient battles to the orbital vantage ...

For more than six decades, the United States has pursued the promise of nuclear power in space — a technology capable of ...

NASA is expediting plans to deploy a 100kW nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, aiming to power future lunar bases and ...

NASA is seeking feedback from the space industry for a fission surface power system that can generate 100 kilowatts of ...