In this week's Current Climate newsletter, correcting presidential misinformation on water; the Moon is going nuclear; Ford ...

Currently, there are no SMRs in operation; however, NuScale Power and Oklo are two companies at the forefront of developing ...

The rivalry of the superpowers in space is entering a new phase, in which energy independence beyond Earth plays a key role.

The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power.

NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon. An expert explains why this is not as an arms race but a strategic ...

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

Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison uncovered a critical flaw in how lunar and Martian rovers are tested on Earth. Simulations revealed that test results have been misleading for ...

NASA issued a request for proposals for advanced communications and navigation systems for future missions to the Moon and Mars.

NASA just tested a new nuclear fuel that could outlive plutonium and power deep space missions for decades.

Planned moon and Mars missions require timely communications and navigation systems, which is prompting NASA officials to request ideas via proposals from U.S. firms.

A natural nuclear reactor Questions raised by a fission chain reaction that occurred billions of years ago, and making silver compounds lighter with light, in our weekly dip into Nature ’s archive.