In 1994, astronomers witnessed one of the most dramatic events ever recorded in space when comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 smashed into Jupiter. Traveling at more than 216,000 km/h, the comet broke into 21 ...

Although President Trump has claimed Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, much more work was needed for the country to do so ...

There has not been a major (or minor) nuclear explosion since the 1960s. This is almost entirely because ...

Hydrogen bombs cause a bigger explosion, which means the shock waves, blast, heat and radiation all have larger reach than an atomic bomb, according to Edward Morse, a professor of nuclear engineering ...

The latest scientific research on nuclear bomb survival distances offers crucial insights into the safest areas to take shelter during such an event, and the various factors that influence survival ...

Can Iran bomb the U.S.? Does Iran have nuclear weapons? These are the closest potential targets to Wilmington.

While some states may not be in the crosshairs, no state would be completely immune to the effects of a nuclear blast, with radiation in the atmosphere.

When it comes to marking anniversaries of the atomic bomb, there are a few obvious choices. July 16, 1945, was the date of the Trinity test, the first nuclear explosion, and has been used by some as ...

The US Air Force is said to have used the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to target the facilities over the weekend ...

According to President Trump, the latest U.S. incursion into the Middle East is justified in part because he was not ...

I was 13 years old on Aug. 9, 1945, when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. We lived less than two miles from ground zero, but by some miracle, I survived. The glass door ...