For thousands of years the Moon has fueled myths, guided ships across open water, and lit up night skies without fail. During ...
A 1-megaton nuclear explosion detonated near a 160-meter asteroid produced damage and motion consistent with the object breaking apart in simulations. The blast would not rely on a shock wave through ...
The world's largest nuclear explosion in space took place 64 years ago. On July 9, 1962, the United States carried out the Starfish Prime test by detonating a 1.4-megaton thermonuclear bomb about 400 ...