The acting head of NASA, Sean Duffy, has made it clear that the United States is in a new space race—but it's a little different this time. Although it still means getting human boots on the Moon, this space race is about building something more permanent and providing enough power for it.

NASA has set a 2030 deadline to build a 100-kilowatt nuclear reactor on the moon. It’s an ambitious but potentially achievable goal that could transform space exploration, experts tell WIRED.

If you want to know where the next nuclear reactor is being built, you may have to look up at the stars. Transportation Secretary and interim NASA Administrator Sean Duffy is moving forward with a plan to construct nuclear reactors on the moon in the hopes of expanding American influence in outer space.