NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade – but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip. This ...

It’s no secret now that, for the first time in history, humanity is seriously looking to populate other bodies in the solar system. The prime targets are the good old Moon and Mars, and already plans ...

NASA engineers are actively investigating nuclear fission as a possible source of energy for a lunar outpost and the agency has signed contracts for the first stages of the development of a ...

NASA and the Department of Energy have completed tests on several fission surface power components within the last few weeks. The agencies are researching technologies that could enable possible use ...

Instead of monster-size reactors, the state is now home to multiple ventures involving smaller reactors — all using ...

CLEVELAND — When NASA astronauts return to the moon and begin establishing a lunar outpost, they will need power sources on the lunar surface. Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland ...

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BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deep Fission Inc. (Deep Fission), a nuclear energy company pioneering a new approach to clean power by placing safe, small modular reactors (SMRs) in boreholes a ...

Re “Should California financially contribute to the nuclear fusion industry?” (Nov. 7): The correct answer is no. Instead, encourage nuclear fission power. The reason is that fission power exists. All ...

NASA and the Department of Energy have completed tests on several fission surface power components within the last few weeks. The agencies are researching technologies that could enable possible use ...