Scientists see this as a much more favorable alternative to nuclear deflection, which would use a powerful nuclear bomb to ...

In 1962, the United States detonated a nuclear weapon in space during a Cold War experiment called Starfish Prime. The blast ...

Russia, creator of the world's most powerful nuclear weapon, the Tsar Bomb, is likely set to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft aimed at sabotaging Western satellites across low Earth orbit. (Photo ...

NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — The southern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Saturday marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands and left survivors who hope their harrowing ...

Asteroid impacts with global consequences are vastly rarer, especially compared to the frequency with which they appear in ...

Study models the consequences of failure at Egypt's El-Dabaa nuclear reactor and warns the impact would extend up to 50 miles ...

When the first nuclear bomb test took place 80 years ago, the scientists who gathered to observe the explosion in the New Mexico desert recognized they were playing with fire. Physicist Enrico Fermi ...

Oct. 1 (UPI) --Chinese military researchers recently reported that multiple nuclear strikes on a single target will produce greater damage than a single blast from a larger warhead to destroy hard ...