nuclear power
NASA is Upping the Power on its Lunar Wattage Challenge!
NASA and HeroX have launched Phase II of their Watts on the Moon Challenge, which will reward a total of…
3 months ago
NASA is Building a Nuclear Reactor to Power Lunar and Martian Exploration!
NASA and the U.S. Dept. of Energy have come together to solicit design proposals for a nuclear reactor that will…
6 months ago
Extrasolar Object Interceptor Would be Able to Chase Down the Next Oumuamua or Borisov and Actually Return a Sample
What if we had the ability to chase down interstellar objects passing through our Solar System, like Oumuamua or Comet…
1 year ago
White House Encourages NASA to Work on Space-Based Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems
In what's likely to be one of the last space policy initiatives of his administration, President Donald Trump has issued…
1 year ago
NASA Has Tested a New Fission Space Reactor that Could be Used in Future Missions
In collaboration with the Department of Energy, NASA recently conducted a successful demonstration of a new fission system that could…
4 years ago