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

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the interim NASA administrator, proclaimed that the U.S. needs to ‘get our act together’ ...

NASA’s nuclear gamble on the moon faces growing skepticism - Trying to get a nuclear reactor on the surface of the moon is going to take time – maybe much longer more than NASA wants. Julia Musto repo ...

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said the U.S. needs to move fast if it wants a power plant on the moon before China.

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

The project aims to create a reliable energy source for future moon bases, enabling extended human habitation and supporting ...

The Moon’s first nuclear reactor will be more than an engineering feat — it will be a test case for powering Mars missions ...

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

"It makes me very proud that a lot of that early contracting work that I did is leading right to the things that are being done today," said Karla Jackson.

According to a recent directive from acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy, the space agency will launch a nuclear reactor to the moon by 2030.

South Korea Plans to Build a Base on the Moon The country’s newly formed space agency wants to establish a lunar base by 2045. An artist’s illustration of a lunar base.

Planned moon and Mars missions require timely communications and navigation systems, which is prompting NASA officials to request ideas via proposals from U.S. firms.