Nuclear fission, discovered in 1938, involves splitting an atom's nucleus, releasing energy. It's essential for electricity ...

NASA and DARPA are developing nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) technology to enable faster crewed missions to Mars, ...

NASA plans to send crewed missions to Mars over the next decade – but the 140 million-mile (225 million-kilometer) journey to the red planet could take several months to years round trip.

Testy Subject Scientists have long proposed nuclear fission-fueled rockets to get to Mars fast — but one is warning that ...

It hopes to submit an application next year, break ground on the project in 2026, and begin using the first advanced fission ...

Nuclear energy generates more carbon-free power than wind and solar combined but concerns about safety and cost persist.

Dabbling in nuclear power isn't just for governments and big science labs. A Seattle-area startup is aiming at the brass ring of clean power production: fusion energy.

Fuel cycle modelling has demonstrated the ability of Moltex Energy Canada’s Stable Salt Reactor – Wasteburner (SSR-W) to ...

Canada is one of 25 countries that committed to the tripling of emissions-free nuclear energy by 2050 at last year’s COP28 ...

Fusion energy, the ultimate tool for generating endless clean, safe and decarbonised energy sources, depends on advanced light technologies, according to a new report. A report published today by ...

As the Pentagon builds huge constellations to shrug off conventional ASAT weapons, potential adversaries are taking things to ...

With the damage wrought by these two hurricanes very much in mind, appreciating the power of fission (nuclear) and fusion (thermonuclear weapons) is important given Iran’s activities ...