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Experts sound off after Trump and NASA fast-track a nuclear reactor on the moon: ‘The whole proposal is cock-eyed’
Trying to get a nuclear reactor on the surface of the moon is going to take time – maybe much longer more than NASA wants. Julia Musto reports
'We want to get there first and claim that for America': NASA chief explains push for nuclear reactor on the moon (video)
Interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy says his plan to put a nuclear reactor on the moon is part of his plain to "get there first and claim that for America."
NASA’s moon nuclear reactor: What to know
While nuclear reactors have been around on Earth for over 70 years, placing them on the moon would be unprecedented. NASA’s acting administrator, Sean Duffy, is aiming to do the undone: a reactor producing a minimum of 100 kilowatts of electricity — enough to power at least 50 homes.
NASA Is Already Prepping To Build Trump A Nuclear Reactor On The Moon
T his week NASA administrator Sean Duffy declared the Trump Administration's intention to land a working nuclear fission reactor on the moon by the end of the decade. “We're in a race to the moon, in a race with China to the moon,
US In Race With China To Claim "Best" Part Of Moon: NASA Chief
The United States is in a new space race with China to claim the most resource-rich part of the moon, NASA's interim administrator Sean Duffy said while announcing plans to install a nuclear reactor on the lunar surface by 2030.
NASA's Moon Nuclear Reactor Plan Could Change Everything
NASA is planning to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030 — and it's not just about powering future lunar bases. With China and Russia eyeing the Moon for their own missions, the space race is heating up fast.
Trump moves to shut down NASA missions that measure carbon dioxide and plant health
The Trump administration wants to end two NASA missions that monitor a potent greenhouse gas and plant health.
Trump orders NASA to kill 2 satellites that can function for many more years - the reason will shock all
The White House has directed NASA to shut down two carbon-tracking satellites. These satellites monitor carbon dioxide levels ...
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Trump 'to shut down' NASA missions that measure carbon monoxide emissions
President Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2026 includes no money for the Orbiting Carbon Observatories, which ...
Nearly 4,000 NASA Employees Quit as Part of Trump Buyouts
More than 20% of NASA’s civil workforce has elected to leave the agency since President Trump took office in January, the ...
Most Distant Black Hole Yet Observed By NASA Telescopes
Data from Chandra X-ray telescope and James Webb Space Telescopes have revealed a black hole from 470 million years after the ...
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Habitability Of Exoplanets Studied By NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory
The Chandra X-ray Telescope is investigating the habitability of exoplanets. NASA explains. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...
Sen. Mark Kelly: Trump 'crossed a line' by using FBI in Texas redistricting standoff
Kelly laments the death of astronaut Jim Lovell and a U.S. disinvestment from science while sidestepping White House talk.
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NASA losing nearly 4,000 employees to Trump administration's 'deferred resignation' program
NASA has lost about 500 people via normal attrition as well since Trump took office in January. Counting those losses, NASA's ...
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Integrated Sierra Space Dream Chaser Space Plane Unveiled At NASA Facility
The Dream Chaser space plane was integrated with the 'Shooting Star' module at NASA's Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio. Sierra ...
More than 200 NASA employees sign letter opposing Trump budget cuts: Here's what it said
More than 200 current and former NASA employees have signed an open letter known as the Voyager Declaration pushing back on ...