If an asteroid was ever threatening Earth, the best way to stop it might be with a nuclear explosion, according to a new study published by Chinese scientists. But how exactly would this work?

Object 279 was a 60-ton Soviet heavy tank with four tracks, an oval armored hull, a 130-millimeter cannon, and full ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to ...

On 9 July 1962, during one of the most dangerous periods of the Cold War, the United States carried out one of the most ...

Nuclear explosions sound like something out of a sci-fi blockbuster, but the terrifying truth is that they aren't confined to fiction. The sheer scale of energy released in a nuclear blast can wipe ...

On March 1, 1954, the U.S. detonated the Castle Bravo thermonuclear bomb, causing unexpected fallout. The blast's radioactive debris contaminated Rongelap Atoll, exposing locals to dangerous radiation ...

A massive explosion rocked southern Lebanon after an Israeli strike on what reports described as a suspected Hezbollah underground weapons complex, triggering a blast so powerful it was likened to a ...