NASA is backing a new generation of nuclear rockets that could compress the months-long journey to Mars into a sprint measured in weeks. The most ambitious concepts on the table promise crewed trips ...

In a groundbreaking development, Ohio State University has unveiled a new concept for nuclear thermal propulsion that could significantly cut down travel time to Mars. Building on past space ...

NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon in the next decade and eventually Mars. Signed by the current Acting Administrator Sean Duffy, NASA Headquarters released a plan that calls for ...

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 ...

The stark landscape of the Moon as viewed by the Apollo 12 astronauts on their return to Earth. NASA/The Planetary Society The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, ...

Aug. 5 (UPI) --Sean Duffy, acting NASA administrator and secretary of transportation, wants to fast-track putting a nuclear reactor on the moon, according to a directive he sent out Thursday. NASA ...

As preparations continue in Florida for the launch of the Artemis II mission as soon as next week, NASA announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a new power source for ...

According to a recent directive from acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy, the space agency will launch a nuclear reactor to the moon by 2030. NASA is developing nuclear power on the moon. According ...

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 ...