Could you see a nuclear explosion on the moon with the naked eye? That was the question posed by the United States military ...

RAND evaluated how nuclear explosions in space and near-space environments could affect non-military satellites. The emphasis was on low-Earth orbit (LEO; an altitude of ≤1,200 miles or 2,000 ...

Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory have discovered that cosmic-ray showers seem to play a pivotal role in ...

The “routine” test was to ensure the US’ “nuclear ... LeRoi/U.S. Space Force / SWNS Dramatic footage of the launch shows the rocket blasting off in a violent explosion of fire and smoke ...

Scientists have been building nuclear weapons for more than 80 years, but crafting this technology remains a challenge.

BBC science and climate reporter Georgina Rannard talks us through all the details of Asteroid 2024 YR4, and gives a quick history of how we’ve managed asteroids in the past. Email: whatintheworld@bbc ...

new video loaded: Video Shows Explosion at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Ukraine said that a Russian drone had hit a shelter constructed to prevent radiation leaks at the site’s Reactor No. 4.

After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage of the world’s worst nuclear accident. The breach at the Chernobyl ...

If you live in the Midwest and and see a bunch of emergency personnel who look like they’re responding to a nuclear power plant explosion over the next week, don’t be alarmed. The U.S. and ...

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The plant was hit on Friday by a drone carrying a high-explosive warhead, according to Ukraine, 38 years after the nuclear explosion at the site. Russia’s ‘nuclear blackmail’ will spike ...