The Moon’s south pole plunges into darkness for 14 straight days at a stretch. Temperatures drop below minus 280 degrees ...

A five-dimensional model accurately predicts the asymmetric fission of mercury isotopes, advancing our understanding of nuclear fission beyond traditional heavy elements such as uranium and plutonium ...

NASA wants to build a nuclear reactor on the surface of the moon—and fast. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who is also serving as NASA’s interim administrator, has issued new directives at the ...

As preparations continue in Florida for the launch of the Artemis II mission as soon as next week, NASA announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a new power source for ...

The U.S. and China lead global efforts to make nuclear fusion commercially viable, with billion-dollar projects aiming for net-positive energy. Los Alamos scientists successfully recreated a 1938 ...

India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam has attained a historic milestone. The 500 MWe reactor, which produces ...

Last week, Deep Fission broke ground on a pilot program to bury small modular reactors underground in Parsons, Kansas. This project is the first of its kind in the United States, and comes as part of ...