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

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

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

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

NASA announced plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon on Tuesday, in an attempt to stay ahead of China and Russia in a ...

It comes just three months after China and Russia announced they were considering a joint effort to also put a nuclear power ...

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 has been working behind the scenes for years to develop compact nuclear power systems designed to support lunar bases, ...

NASA is developing a 40-kilowatt lunar nuclear reactor under its Fission Surface Power program, aiming for deployment by decade’s end to provide reliable energy during the Moon’s two-week nights.

The United States wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon in the next ten years, according to a NASA directive obtained by ...

NASA officials claim the organization is planning to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by the end of the decade. How realistic is this plan?

NASA claimed it would be ready to launch a 100 kilowatt nuclear reactor to the moon by 2030. Sky News asked experts why and ...