NASA’s push for a new nuclear rocket engine is not just another upgrade to the hardware we strap to the bottom of spacecraft.

NASA is backing a new generation of nuclear rockets that could compress the months-long journey to Mars into a sprint ...

Space agencies are moving closer to a new era of rocket propulsion that could fundamentally change deep-space travel. Nuclear ...

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 ...

NASA is bringing nuclear energy to the moon. According to internal agency documents obtained by Politico in August 2025, Interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy looks to place a 100-kilowatt nuclear ...

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy will announce later this week the agency’s plan to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, an effort to beat China and Russia in what is considered the second space ...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected to announce a sped-up timeline this week to build a nuclear reactor on the moon. This will be his first major action since President Donald Trump ...

The high ground has always held strategic and tactical importance—from mountaintops in ancient battles to the orbital vantage points of today. China and Russia are rapidly accelerating their space and ...

"Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon" is not a headline I imagined reading before last week. Sure, as a sci-fi loving nerd, I could see a future where nuclear power played a role in ...