Nuclear rockets are moving from Cold War concept to near-term hardware, and the shift could reshape how quickly and safely ...

The dream of nuclear fusion has been chased by some of the world’s brightest minds for decades. It’s easy to see why — replicating the inner workings of stars here on Earth would mean virtually ...

Explore India's strategic opportunities in nuclear power in earth orbit and on the moon amid evolving energy needs.

Human crews headed for Mars are still looking at journeys that last most of a year, long enough for radiation, boredom and ...

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From back: Brandon Wilson, Bryan Conry, Pavel Shilenko and Emily Hutchins gather around the Ohio State University Research Reactor before performing irradiation testing of the coated surrogate ...

President Trump’s plan to deploy a small modular reactor on the moon by 2030 aims to power lunar bases and secure U.S. dominance in space, but faces significant technical and budgetary hurdles. The ...

A British startup called Pulsar Fusion has come up with a wild new concept for a nuclear fusion-powered space rocket that, it claims, could significantly cut down the time it takes to travel to Mars ...

Dow, a major producer of chemicals and plastics, wants to use next-generation nuclear reactors for clean power and steam at a Texas manufacturing complex instead of natural gas. Dow’s subsidiary, Long ...

Nuclear power “could arguably increase proliferation risk by at least a little,” Touran said. But he doesn’t think it’s a huge issue, “because if you really want nuclear weapons, it’s a lot easier to ...