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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

The United States space agency has pioneered planetary science technologies as the world's leader in climate research for ...

NASA's Webb telescope discovers a new Uranus moon

NASA scientists at the Southwest Research Institute discovered a 29th moon orbiting Uranus while using infrared detection ...

NASA's Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus

NEW YORK -- The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus. The new member of the lunar gang, announced ...

NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030. Choosing where is tricky

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on Aug. 5, 2025, to build a ...

Is NASA Building A Nuclear Reactor On The Moon? Here's What We Know

NASA plans to establish a nuclear reactor on the moon, but it isn't the only one. Here's why world powers are racing against ...
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Moon of Uranus

Using the powerful James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have spotted a moon nestled near Uranus’s rings that’s so small you ...

NASA Telescope Spots a Previously Unknown Moon of Uranus

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus.

A Physicist Wants to Turn Jupiter’s Largest Moon Into a Gigantic Dark Matter Detector

When searching for the unknown, classic physics wisdom holds that a bigger detector boosts the chances of discovery. A ...

Why on Earth would NASA build a nuclear reactor on the Moon?

In their report, Lal and Myers estimate it would cost about $800 million annually for five years to build and deploy a ...

NASA moon reactor directive, X-37B mission and Cargo Dragon launch | Space Beat

This week on Space Beat, Rob and Space reporter Brooke Edwards discuss the NASA directive to put a nuclear reactor on the ...

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 ...
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NASA Plans Moon Base Built From Lunar Soil and Ice

Experts suggest future moon bases will be built underground at the South Pole using lunar soil bricks and robots. Ice ...