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

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

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

Placing an atomic energy source on the lunar surface is “not science fiction,” experts say, but does pose technical ...

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

Although it has long triggered fears of meltdowns and radioactive waste, nuclear power is considered an 'extremely safe,' ...

Is NASA going to put a nuclear reactor on the moon? Here's what Sean Duffy said about U.S. race against China in space and ...

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.

The Trump administration is pushing efforts to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a future human base. A newly ...

In April 2025, China reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2035. This plant would support its planned international lunar research station. The United States ...

NASA's interim leader Sean Duffy recently declared the U.S. space agency aims to place a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 to provide energy for an eventual lunar outpost. Duffy ...

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