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The acting chief of the U.S. space agency NASA is expected to unveil a directive this week to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030, according to U.S. media reports, as the United States seeks to strengthen its space presence amid growing competition from China and Russia.
Citing internal documents obtained by Politico, the report said NASA will solicit proposals from private industry to develop a 100-kilowatt reactor capable of powering long-term missions on the lunar surface. The system is intended to support future crewed operations.
“This is about winning the second space race,” a senior NASA official told Politico, speaking anonymously.
The agency has reportedly been instructed to select a program lead and begin industry consultations within 60 days, according to the report.
The aim is to launch the reactor by the end of the decade — around the same time that China plans to land its first astronaut on the moon.
NASA had previously funded research into a smaller 40-kilowatt system, but the new plan outlines a more ambitious scale and timeline. The documents also caution that the first country to install a reactor could declare exclusive zones on the moon, potentially limiting access for others.
The plan comes as NASA faces potential budget challenges. The Trump administration has proposed cutting the agency’s budget by nearly a quarter, from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion, raising questions about how the nuclear initiative would be funded — and what resources would remain for traditional space science.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
Australian researchers have created a groundbreaking “biological AI” platform that could revolutionise drug discovery by rapidly evolving molecules within mammalian cells.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will send an upgraded ‘version 3.0’ free-trade agreement to their heads of government for approval in October, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday after regional talks in Kuala Lumpur.
A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
Scientists in Norway have uncovered remains of more than 40 species from around 75,000 years ago, shedding new light on Ice Age life in Scandinavia.
Türkiye’s first domestically produced electric SUV, the Togg T10X, is expected to hit the German market by the end of 2025, German daily Bild reported.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, sending an international crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Dragon spacecraft as part of NASA’s Crew-11 mission.
OpenAI is set to launch its first European data centre under the Stargate programme, partnering with developer Nscale Global Holdings and Norwegian investment firm Aker ASA to establish a $1 billion facility in Norway, the companies announced on Thursday.
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