The U.S. wants to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, but the first challenge is finding an ideal spot.

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

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

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

"Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon" is not a headline I imagined reading before last week. Sure, as a sci-fi ...

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

While nuclear reactors have been around on Earth for over 70 years, placing them on the moon would be unprecedented. NASA’s acting administrator, Sean Duffy, is aiming to do the undone: a reactor ...

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.

Nuclear power on the moon is critical to the United States' space exploration and national security goals, acting NASA ...

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

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 ...