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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft captures Earth and Moon from 180 million miles

Psyche’s twin cameras recorded long-exposure images of Earth and the Moon. From 180 million miles away, both appeared as faint dots.

NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030. Choosing where is tricky

In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on Aug. 5, 2025, to build a ...

NASA wants US to be the first nation to put nuclear reactor on the moon

Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon.

NASA Is Getting Fired Up About a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

Placing an atomic energy source on the lunar surface is “not science fiction,” experts say, but does pose technical ...

Washington-made rockets taking NASA to the moon for the first time in half a century

NASA’s Artemis campaign is a bold series of missions to take humans back to the moon, and those astronauts will get there ...
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Martian Moon Phobos Eclipse The Sun

The Mastcam-Z camera on NASA’s Perseverance rover captured the Martian moon Phobos as it eclipsed the sun. Credit: ...
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Artemis 2 astronauts practice photographing the moon | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2025

To gear up for photographing the moon up close, the astronauts used an inflatable moon and a mockup Orion capsule.