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Where on the moon NASA places its nuclear reactor isn’t simple

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on August 5 to build a nuclear fission reactor for deployment on the lunar surface in 2030. Doing so would ...

NASA spacecraft snaps photo of Earth from across the solar system

The new image, which shows Earth along with an even smaller point of light coming from the moon, harkens back to Carl Sagan's ...
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Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will 'move aside' from climate sciences to focus on exploring moon and Mars

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says it's time for the agency to focus on the moon and Mars, not the "smorgasbord of ...

Trippy Image From Deep Space Shows Earth and Moon From 180 Million Miles Away

The Psyche spacecraft is on a six-year journey to reach a metal-rich asteroid by the same name. Well into its voyage, the probe looked back at its home planet and captured a rare view of Earth, ...

NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Here's what that means

The reactor would launch to the moon by 2030, according to a directive by acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy that was sent ...
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A 'black moon' will appear in the sky this weekend, but you won't see it. Here's why

Here's what to know. When the moon is nearly between Earth and the sun, one side of the moon faces the sun, and that side is ...

NASA wants US to be the first nation to put nuclear reactor on the moon

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.
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China's Getting Ready to Land Astronauts on the Moon While NASA Flails Helplessly

Over half a year into Trump's second term, NASA still doesn't have a leader. The space agency is staring down the barrel of ...