{"id":"36ba782f-f9b2-4026-8499-7e3666264ecd","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/world/asia/nuclear-reactors-moon.html","domain":"nytimes.com","outlet":{"name":"The New York Times","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"The New York Times Company"},"title":"Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon","plainHeadline":"The United States aims for a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030, while a Russian-Chinese alliance targets 2036.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":[],"topics":["Science","Space","Energy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T09:00:29.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-04T09:08:34.786Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/571b06e7-5fbc-47dc-8c57-6c2d8a01c57e","storyId":"571b06e7-5fbc-47dc-8c57-6c2d8a01c57e","image":"https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/09/30/multimedia/00-nuclear-moon-01-plvq/00-nuclear-moon-01-plvq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg","author":"Selam Gebrekidan","dek":"The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great."}