NASA and the Department of Energy have agreed to work together on development of nuclear reactors for the moon.

NASA’s push to install a nuclear reactor on the Moon by around 2030 is not a sci‑fi stunt or a vanity project. It is a calculated move to lock in reliable power for long‑term human presence, and to ...

At the height of the Cold War, US Air Force officials proposed a terrifying plan to help America demonstrate its superiority ...

Outdone only by nuclear fusion, the process of nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy. The ‘spicy rocks’ that are at the core of both natural and artificial fission reactors are generally ...

Ultra-pure nuclear fuel is quietly becoming one of the most strategic technologies in the energy transition, with the United ...

The ore was recovered in the early 1970s and completely stumped scientists, until they realized it was evidence of something ...

NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade – but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip. This ...

On the afternoon of Dec. 2, 1942, The Atomic Age began inside an enormous tent on a squash court under the stands of the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field. There, headed by Italian scientist Enrico ...

NASA is moving forward with plans to install a nuclear reactor on the Moon to support “an eventual human colony” and power lunar bases for its Artemis program. The space agency is extending three $5 ...

Rolls-Royce has halted a taxpayer-backed plan to put a mini nuclear reactor on the Moon. The engineering giant drew up plans to develop a lunar power source for the UK Space Agency and was handed £9m ...

-- Company plans to pursue a full-scale commercial project at the site following successful test reactor demonstration -- Deep Fission, Inc. (“Deep Fission” or the “Company”), a pioneering advanced ...