Under Trump, NASA is accelerating a push to put a reactor on the moon, ahead of China and Russia. The plan could involve a ...

It's a 21st-century 'space race.' The Trump administration has announced plans to send a nuclear reactor to the moon. Now, ...

The Trump administration is rolling out plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. But that begs the question, who owns the ...

A lunar nuclear reactor may sound dramatic, but its neither illegal nor unprecedented. But it does raise critical questions ...

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 ...

However, there are still concerns about whether NASA can meet its timeline, especially after recent deep budget cuts. Some ...

Soviet success with Sputnik initially prompted the US military to consider the detonation of a nuclear weapon on the moon’s surface.

Discover how the US aims to power the Moon by 2030 using nuclear tech in a modern space race.

The U.S., China and Russia are racing to get nuclear reactors to the moon. The goal is to figure out how to provide power to the moon during the two week period it doesn't see sunlight. Experts say ...

South Korea just laid out its long-term space exploration road map, which features the planned construction of a moon base two decades from now.

Soil excavated from the moon could be used to produce oxygen and methane, which could be used by lunar settlers for breathing and for rocket fuel.