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Sometimes, the stupidity is out of this world. On Wednesday's "CBS Morning Plus," anchor Vladimir Duthiers was sent into orbit during a discussion that included the Trump administration's plans to win ...

We’re in a race to the moon, in a race with China to the moon,” Sean Duffy declared at a recent news conference, underscoring the urgency behind NASA’s newly accelerated directive: to deploy a nuclear ...

Although it has long triggered fears of meltdowns and radioactive waste, nuclear power is considered an 'extremely safe,' ...

The reactor would launch to the moon by 2030, according to a directive by Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy that was sent ...

Nuclear power in space isn't a new idea. Since the 1960s, the US and the Soviet Union have relied on radioisotope generators ...

The timing is also ripe, with space ventures generating a fair bit of hype over their growth potential. Last month, a report ...

If you want to know where the next nuclear reactor is being built, you may have to look up at the stars. Transportation ...

In April 2025, China reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2035. This plant would support its planned international lunar research station. The United States ...