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 ...

UN Nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said that Iran holds 440.9 kg (972 pounds) of highly ...

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 ...

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A 4.3 magnitude quake in Fars province was confirmed natural by United States Geological Survey and Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, dismissing nuclear test rumors amid debate over ...

A senior U.S. official offered new details Tuesday night about an alleged nuclear bomb test conducted by China in June 2020. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw spoke at a Hudson Institute ...

The US military has lost six nuclear warheads in Broken Arrow incidents, with weapons dropped in waters near Tybee Island and the Mediterranean Sea remaining underwater and unrecovered to this day ...

Alex Wellerstein joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about nuclear science. Which nations have nuclear bombs? Who decides who gets to have nuclear warheads and who doesn't? Why were ...

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Fears of World War 3 and nuclear attacks are on the rise. But how safe would you be in DC, VA and MD during nuclear war? See vulnerable spots.