Facing a new space race with China and Russia, NASA is fast-tracking lunar nuclear power development and commercial space ...

The Trump administration is pushing efforts to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a future human base. A newly ...

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

Nicknamed "Smilin’ Jim” by his fellow astronauts, Jim Lovell was known for his wit and quick grin, said acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy.

Jim Lovell, the astronaut who brought the failed Apollo 13 lunar mission back to Earth in 1970 after an oxygen tank exploded, ...

A legendary astronaut who commanded the almost doomed Apollo 13 lunar mission has passed away at the age of 97. Jim Lovell helped turn the 1970 failed moon mission into a success by safely bringing ...

The world bids farewell to a space exploration icon, as famed Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell has passed away at the age of 97.

NASA’s four Artemis II astronauts are continuing to train hard for the adventure of a lifetime, which is set to take place in ...

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.

NASA is accelerating its plans to establish a nuclear reactor on the Moon by the end of the decade to power lunar bases and gain an advantage in the new space race against Russia and China.

Science budget? Whatever. It's all about beating China and Russia NASA's Acting Administrator, Sean Duffy, has directed the US space agency to come up with a plan to deploy a nuclear reactor on the ...

We’re in a race to the moon, in a race with China to the moon,” Sean Duffy declared at a recent news conference, underscoring the urgency behind NASA’s newly accelerated directive: to deploy a nuclear ...