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

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer, a mission designed to create high-resolution maps of water on the Moon, ended after losing contact ...

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

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 ...

As NASA sees change, astronaut and Space Force Brig. Gen. Nick Hague expects the agency to remain laser focused on returning ...

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

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

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 ...

Nuclear power on the moon is critical to the United States' space exploration and national security goals, acting NASA ...

A NASA intern is accused of stealing $21 million worth of moon rocks in an unusual plot to have sex on the moon, sparking shock and headlines worldwide ...