Nuclear reactors in space may sound like something out of science fiction, but they are likely to prove important for ...

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

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

A new NASA directive to accelerate development of a nuclear reactor for the moon has is aggressive but achievable, industry ...

NASA plans to establish a continuous lunar presence by 2030 with a nuclear reactor, crucial for powering habitats and ...

The Perseids meteor shower is the most popular one of the year. The meteors during this time are characterized by bright ...

NASA is developing a 40-kilowatt lunar nuclear reactor under its Fission Surface Power program, aiming for deployment by decade’s end to provide reliable energy during the Moon’s two-week nights.

As China and Russia race to stake their claim, America is bidding to get ahead through a fusion of federal funding and ...

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing ’s Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted ...

When liquid water still existed on Mars, it carried dissolved minerals into rock cracks, NASA said. Once the liquid dried, it ...

IN a brief but interesting piece of news this past week, it was announced that a solicited proposal for the construction of a ...

The former Navy pilot, who was portrayed by actor Tom Hanks in the 1995 movie “Apollo 13,” died in a Chicago suburb on ...