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Poppyseed-sized nuclear fuel cells might power a NASA moon base (www.popsci.com)

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Designed by researchers at Bangor University, Trisofuel could help provide energy not only on the moon and Mars, but both here on Earth.

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[–] woelkchen 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or just charge batteries using solar. There are no cloudy days on the moon.

[–] eyes 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Moon days are 29 and a half earth days so whilst solar will contribute to a moon bases energy grid, they need other options. A big issue is relaibiltity and redundancy and unfortunately nuclear can't be beat in that regard. Edit: spelling