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  "id": 10413631,
  "title": "A 1,000°C Lunar Microreactor Could Power the Next Era of Moon Bases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/a-1-000-c-lunar-microreactor-could-power-the-next-era-of-moon-bases",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-28T09:46:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Universe Today",
    "slug": "universe-today",
    "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-1000c-lunar-microreactor-could-power-the-next-era-of-moon-bases"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As humanity continues to move towards a permanent settlement on the Moon, we still have at least one big hurdle to face - the lunar night, which lasts for roughly fourteen days straight and can drop temperatures to a bone-chilling -223°C. In order to survive those conditions, we need a power source that doesn’t come and go with the Sun, or rely on non-existent stock of coal, gas or wind. In other…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}