Scientists in China say a nuclear explosion could be the most effective way to stop a large asteroid—and they may have ...

If an asteroid was ever threatening Earth, the best way to stop it might be with a nuclear explosion, according to a new ...

Chinese scientists may have just found a way to save the world from a future Armageddon after calculating exactly how to ...

Scientists plan to bury into an asteroid and blow it up to save Earth - Nuclear bombs planted in space rocks could save us ...

In less than a millionth of a second after a nuclear detonation or a severe nuclear reactor accident, an enormous burst of energy heats the surrounding air and materials. Everything in the vicinity is ...

Life on Mars would be nothing like life on Earth. The first settlers would probably spend most of their time inside sealed ...

Matter behaves strangely under extreme conditions, and often, remnants of these behaviors are left behind even when conditions return to normal. The Trinity nuclear test in 1945 left behind such ...

Space-based nuclear weapons are a serious matter, and one that deserves the very highest level of national attention.

In 2024, a U.S. government official warned that Russia could be developing a new satellite designed to carry nuclear weapons into space. The statement followed the launch of a suspicious Russian ...