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NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on Moon

NASA calls for nuclear power plant on the moon in next decade. Here's what we know.

Signed by the current Acting Administrator Sean Duffy, NASA Headquarters released a plan that calls for creating a new position, the Fission Surface Power Program Executive, who would oversee this effort, working to award contracts within the next eight months to up to two industry providers to push forward this effort.

Phys.org · 1d

NASA races to put nuclear reactors on Moon and Mars

The United States is rushing to put nuclear power reactors on the moon and Mars, and hopes to launch the first system by the end of the decade.

USA TODAY · 1d

Is U.S. and NASA putting a nuclear reactor on the moon? Here's why and what to know

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 going to Mars.

Curiosity Rover Lands On Mars

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OTD In Space - August 6: Curiosity Rover Lands On Mars

On Aug. 6, 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover successfully touched down on the Martian surface. Curiosity is NASA's biggest and most ambitious Mars rover ever launched. Its landing involved a new kind of maneuver that had never been tried before using something called a "sky crane.

Space Coast Daily · 53m

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: NASA Marks 13 Years Since Curiosity Rover’s Historic Mars Landing

Thirteen years ago, NASA’s Curiosity rover made its daring descent to the surface of Mars, beginning a groundbreaking mission that would reshape our understanding of the Red Planet.

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Marking 13 years on Mars, NASA's Curiosity picks up new skills

Thirteen years after Curiosity landed on Mars, engineers are finding ways to make the NASA rover even more productive. The six-wheeled robot has been given more autonomy and the ability to multitask—improvements designed to make the most of Curiosity's energy source,

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NASA's Europa clipper radar instrument proves itself at Mars

As it soared past Mars in March, NASA's Europa Clipper conducted a critical radar test that had been impossible to accomplish ...

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Curiosity Spots "Coral Reef" Rock On Mars. It's A Sign Of Ancient Water

These can range from the interesting (such as the donut-shaped rock which may not be from the planet) to the silly (hello, ...

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Could NASA's Mars Sample Return be saved? Lockheed Martin proposes $3 billion plan to haul home Red Planet rocks (video)

The aerospace giant says it can revive Mars Sample Return with a leaner, lower-cost approach drawing on proven designs.

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NASA's Largest Interplanetary Probe Uses Mars for Target Practice En Route to Jupiter Moon

American space agency NASA says it used the gravity assist maneuver the Europa Clipper conducted back in March to test the ...

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Four People Who Volunteered For NASA’s 'Mars Isolation' Year-Long Experiment Reveal What Kept Them Going

NASA’s Mars simulation experiment pushed the very limits of human endurance, placing four volunteers in a confined Martian habitat for over a year to mirror life on the Red Planet. While the mission’s ...

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Curiosity rover celebrates 13 years on Mars with well-deserved naps and Red Planet 'coral'

Thirteen years into its mission, NASA's Curiosity rover is still uncovering Martian mysteries — and learning to do more with ...

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Europa Clipper’s Mars Radar Triumph: What 60GB of Data Reveals for Icy Moon Exploration

We got everything out of the flyby that we dreamed,” said Don Blankenship, NASA’s REASON radar principal investigator, as ...

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NASA Just Found Mysterious Spheres on Mars, Leaving Scientists Puzzled

In a recent discovery that has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, NASA’s Perseverance rover uncovered ...

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