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 ...

Recent discoveries by NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) have confirmed the presence of water molecules on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This groundbreaking finding has ...

"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious ...

NASA has finally given up on Lunar Trailblazer. The $94 million Lunar Trailblazer mission aimed to map the moon's water stores from orbit, which would have helped NASA gain a better understanding of ...

In an exciting development in the pursuit of extraterrestrial life, NASA has uncovered and mapped out underground oceans on ...

As part of the National Geographic's Space issue, we have an exclusive sneak peek showing how far we've come since the first lunar landing decades ago. The famous quote, "One small step for man, one ...

NASA has set a 2030 deadline to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the moon. It’s an ambitious but potentially achievable goal that could transform space exploration, experts tell WIRED.

After five months of trying to reestablish contact with the lost NASA Lunar Trailblazer, the agency has released a sad update: the mission is over. NASA launched the Lunar Trailblazer in February 2025 ...

An image of a full moon. - Photo by Omer Tarsuslu/Anadolu via Getty Images The moon looks almost full tonight, but it's not quite there. We've even got a few more days before we hit that part of the ...