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

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

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

That statement means if one country places a nuclear reactor on the Moon, others must navigate around it, legally and ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Nuclear reactors on the moon work in much the same way as reactors on Earth, according to Bhavya Lal, a former associate ...

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

The acceleration of nuclear development is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to focus NASA on human spaceflight. A ...

Sean Duffy, serving as interim NASA administrator, reportedly plans to direct the agency to develop a nuclear reactor for ...

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