Nuclear fission—when the nucleus of an atom splits in two, releasing energy—may seem like a process that is fully understood. First discovered in 1939 and thoroughly studied ever since, fission is a ...

It’s no secret now that, for the first time in history, humanity is seriously looking to populate other bodies in the solar system. The prime targets are the good old Moon and Mars, and already plans ...

When it comes to nuclear energy, human engineering and the rest of the universe are a bit at odds. The countless stars that light up the night sky are all fueled by the fires of nuclear fusion, where ...

Deep Fission’s underground design Deep Fission says its underground design could be scaled up to provide a lot of energy with little space. It says, for example, that it could nestle 100 nuclear ...

One news headline this week had a whiff of déjà vu about it. Nuclear startup Deep Fission announced that it was going public, hoping to garner investor support to build subterranean reactors to power ...

Outdone only by nuclear fusion, the process of nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy. The ‘spicy rocks’ that are at the core of both natural and artificial fission reactors are generally ...

BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deep Fission, an advanced nuclear energy company redefining the industry by placing small modular pressurized water reactors in boreholes a mile underground, today ...

Deep Fission, Inc. ("Deep Fission" or the "Company"), an advanced nuclear energy company developing small modular pressurized water reactors installed one mile underground, today announced the pricing ...

Nuclear fission is a substantial part of the world’s energy mix, but out in the broader universe, fission is much harder to come by. Now, a new study from Los Alamos National Laboratory and North ...