Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG)
NASA Invests in New Nuclear Rocket Concept for the Future of Space Exploration and Astrophysics
In the coming years, NASA plans to send several astrobiology missions to Venus and Mars to search for evidence of…
NASA is Getting the Plutonium it Needs for Future Missions
The Department of Energy just delivered a shipment plutonium that NASA will turn into radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) for future…
Exploring the Outer Solar System Takes Power, Here’s a Way to Miniaturize Nuclear Batteries for Deep Space
As science and technology advance, we're asking our space missions to deliver more and more results. NASA's MSL Curiosity and…
Finally! Voyager 2 is Now in Interstellar Space
The Voyager 2 recently crossed the outer boundary of the heliosphere, where it joins the Voyager 1 spacecraft in interstellar…
13 MORE Things That Saved Apollo 13, part 13: Jim Lovell’s 90 Degree Wrong Turn
To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, Universe Today is featuring “13 MORE Things That Saved Apollo…
Exploring the Universe with Nuclear Power
In the past four decades, NASA and other space agencies from around the world have accomplished some amazing feats. Together,…