Instead, high-energy radiation and electromagnetic pulses dominate, posing serious risks to satellites, spacecraft, and ...

As the cloud cleared, Air Force bombers dropped in to gather air samples. Researchers hoped that the radioactive fallout ...

At approximately 5:30 a.m. on July 16, 1945, the world's first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexican desert. It was bright, hot, and loud. Scientists and military personnel crouched nearby in ...

Nuclear weapons tests are among the most violent events humans can trigger, and that violence leaves fingerprints in the ...

TOMORROW, 80 YEARS SINCE THE WORLD’S FIRST ATOMIC BOMB WAS DETONATED IN NEW MEXICO. CONSIDERED INSTRUMENTAL IN THE EFFORTS TO END WORLD WAR TWO, THE TRINITY TEST DEVASTATED LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

A pivotal scene in the explosive hit biopic and Best Picture winner, "Oppenheimer," involves America's top scientists discussing whether or not to develop an even more potent nuclear weapon — the ...

The 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is this week. It was the only time nuclear warheads were used during war. Here’s a look at the history and current U.S. stockpile.

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Wednesday, as the city's mayor ...