The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, the new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power.

The Trump administration wants a nuclear reactor on the moon by the end of the decade in a bid to beat Russia and China to ...

A base on the moon would be more democratic than those that Musk and his acolytes have advocated building on Mars. Given ...

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

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

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

Facing a new space race with China and Russia, NASA is fast-tracking lunar nuclear power development and commercial space ...

Prototype NASA 1kW Kilopower nuclear reactor for use in space and on planetary surfaces. Credit: NASA Glenn Research Center ...

That’s where NASA’s Kilopower reactor comes in,a revolutionary solution for off-world power generation.Kilopower is a compact, nuclear-powered energy system designed for long-duration missions ...

Planned for 2035, the nuclear reactor would power research and exploration of the moon's south pole as part of the the International Lunar Research Station project.

China aims to have its astronauts on the moon by 2030 to help build the research station. The United States also has plans to build a lunar base with a nuclear power plant. Nasa and the US ...