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NASA announced a new commitment to support research and development of nuclear fission power systems for use on the Moon and future Mars exploration, in collaboration with the Department of Energy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralJan 15, 20261/15宇宙ニュース・NASAと米エネルギー省、月面での利用を想定した原子炉開発で連携 ほか3件

NASA is collaborating with the Department of Energy (DoE) to identify potential technologies and providers of fission surface power.

Mentioned as: DoEOrg RelationshipJan 14, 2026NASA Reaffirms Commitment to Lunar Nuclear Power This Decade

NASA and the DoE aim to put nuclear fission technology on the Moon by 2030.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralJan 14, 2026NASA Reaffirms Commitment to Lunar Nuclear Power This Decade

NASA and the DoE signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on nuclear fission surface power.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralJan 14, 2026NASA Reaffirms Commitment to Lunar Nuclear Power This Decade

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright met with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman at the Department of Energy headquarters in Washington on January 8, 2026.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyTechnical ProductJan 14, 2026NASA, Department of Energy to Develop Lunar Surface Reactor by 2030

NASA is partnering with the Department of Energy to prepare a lunar nuclear reactor by 2030.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyOrg RelationshipJan 13, 2026RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: We have news! We're partnering with @ENERGY to get a lunar nuclear reactor ready by 2030. Continuous, reliable power means we stay, build infrastructure, and push to Mars. We are following through on the President's directive in the national space policy through American… pic.

Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory discovered that multiple atomic packing structures can coexist under identical conditions in superionic water.

Mentioned as: department of energyNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2026This exotic form of ice just got weirder

This research was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Fusion Energy Sciences, and Basic Energy Sciences.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyTechnical ProductJan 12, 2026This exotic form of ice just got weirder

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory observed thousands of asteroids in the Solar System during the NSF-DOE First Look event in June 2025.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralJan 9, 2026NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory spots record-breaking asteroid in pre-survey observations

The Blanco telescope also hosted the 570 megapixel DOE fabricated Dark Energy Camera.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralDec 15, 2025Record gamma ray burst traced to dusty massive host galaxy

In August, Antares received an allocation of High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium fuel feedstock from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyTechnical ProductDec 12, 2025Antares lines up $96 million to advance microreactor rollout

Antares was selected for DOE's new reactor pilot program, intended to provide a faster pathway for demonstration and licensing.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralDec 12, 2025Antares lines up $96 million to advance microreactor rollout

Intuitive Machines has been studying high-powered nuclear fission-based systems under contract to the Department of Energy with funding from NASA’s Fission Surface Power project.

Mentioned as: Department of EnergyTechnical ProductOct 30, 2025Intuitive Machines secures $8.2 million AFRL contract extension

The collaboration establishes a model for future multinational projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralOct 29, 2025Unlocking the secrets to the building blocks of the universe

The NOvA experiment sent muon neutrinos from the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois to a detector in Ash River, Minnesota.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralOct 24, 2025Neutrino flavor shifts may unlock cosmic origins

The research on Diag2Diag is the result of a collaboration between Princeton University, the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Chung-Ang University, Columbia University, and Seoul National University.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralOct 7, 2025New AI enhances the view inside fusion energy systems

The US Department of Energy was formed in 1977 by President Carter to focus on energy conservation and renewable energy sources.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2025Astroelectricity: America’s national energy security imperative

IonQ signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Energy to advance quantum technology for orbit applications.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2025IonQ Signs MOU With DOE For Quantum In-Space Demo

The partnership with the US Department of Energy will study the use of quantum technology in space for secure alternatives to GPS and quantum networking.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2025IonQ Signs MOU With DOE For Quantum In-Space Demo

Rima Kasia Oueid is the DOE senior commercialization executive leading the Quantum-in-Space Collaboration that includes IonQ.

Mentioned as: U.S. Department of EnergyNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2025IonQ Signs MOU With DOE For Quantum In-Space Demo
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