Nuclear power on the Moon has moved from science fiction to a concrete target on the United States space agenda. NASA and the Department of Energy now have a shared goal of operating a fission reactor ...

NASA is wrapping up the initial phase of its Fission Surface Power Project, which focused on developing concept designs for a small, electricity-generating nuclear fission reactor that could be used ...

NASA achieved a major milestone April 3 for production of new RS-25 engines to help power its Artemis campaign to the moon and beyond with completion of a critical engine certification test series at ...

NASA strives to understand the universe, whether that be the stars above us or Earth around us. One way NASA focuses on the Earth is through satellite, ground, and airborne Earth observations and ...

NASA plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon by the 2030s to support long-term human exploration. The project aims to address power needs during lunar nights and provide high-power energy for ...

Somewhere on the Moon’s south pole, in a permanently shadowed crater where temperatures plunge below minus 280 degrees Fahrenheit, NASA wants to switch on a nuclear reactor before the decade is out.

NASA’s aging interstellar probe is gradually losing power, forcing the space agency to shut down one of its science instruments to conserve its energy. Launched in 1977, NASA’s Voyager 2 mission has ...

NASA selected three winners out of nine finalists in the second annual Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for elementary through high school students featuring the power of ...