NASA is launching the second phase of its moon recycling competition to clean up trash in space, including plastics, foams ...

In April 2025, China reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2035. This plant would support ...

Nuclear reactors in space may sound like something out of science fiction, but they are likely to prove important for ...

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

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.

The Perseids, the year's most popular meteor shower, will peak tonight, but August's waning full moon could impact viewing.

More than 23 years ago, NASA intern Thad Roberts hatched a daring plan to steal 17 pounds of moon rocks and a meteorite from Houston’s Johnson Space Center — priceless samples from every Apollo ...

NASA intern Thad Roberts concocted a plan to steal moon rocks, and he was successful. Was it a romantic gesture, or was he ...

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer, a mission designed to create high-resolution maps of water on the Moon, ended after losing contact with the spacecraft just one day after its February 26 launch. Despite ...

In his first bold policy stroke as NASA’s interim head, Sean Duffy has directed the agency to put a 100-kilowatt nuclear ...

Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station facilitated the return of Boeing Starliner astronauts in March.

Lunar Trailblazer was set to map the Moon’s water in unprecedented detail but was lost after a communications failure soon ...