Seventy years ago, on September 17, 1955, a modified Convair B-36 departed Carswell Air Force Base in Texas. Legendary U.S.

But in space or on the Moon, there are no power lines, no sunlight at night and no backup grid. Every system — from life ...

US team develops scalable, safe nuclear fuel recycling using advanced tech to cut waste and boost energy recovery.

Google has signed the first-ever corporate power purchase agreement for nuclear fusion energy, marking a major step in the ...

This article pays tribute to the Indian nuclear pioneers who, despite global skepticism, established India as a nuclear power ...

Former Gov. Rick Perry's new company is trying to build a nuclear homage to President Donald Trump near Amarillo to propel ...

The commercial shipping industry is chasing a novel carbon-free propulsion technology as it pursues a lofty climate goal: nuclear power.

A reinvigorated push for nuclear power in spaceAn illustration of one of the twin Voyager spacecraft, which rely on radioisotope thermoelectric generators to convert heat into electricity, in ...

Scientists and engineers are diligently working on innovative concepts to make the next era of human spaceflight more powerful and more efficient using nuclear propulsion. One of these designs, known ...

The curious minds at What If explore how nuclear-powered rockets could revolutionize — and endanger — space travel.

The nuclear reactor only turns on when the spacecraft is far from Earth in a safe orbit. Before activation, the uranium fuel has very low radioactivity and isn't toxic.

New York’s governor is calling for the construction of the state’s first new nuclear power plant in decades. Gov. Kathy ...