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Space-based nuclear weapons may seem like the stuff of science fiction, but real life sometimes yields new stories, especially when it comes to Russia. US officials say Moscow is developing a nuclear ...

With the world holding arsenals of nuclear weapons, the risk of nuclear war is always present. Tensions have been rising with Russian threats around the war in Ukraine. Here's what could happen to six ...

United States Ambassador and Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield addresses members of the U.N. Security Council before voting during a meeting on Non-proliferation of nuclear ...

In 1957, scientists detonated a nuclear bomb under the Nevada desert — and launched a steel manhole cover at unimaginable speed. Some say it reached space, beating Sputnik by months. This video ...

Astronomers are considering blowing up the “city killer” asteroid, estimated to have a small chance of crashing onto the Moon in 2032, to cut the risk of the collision debris destroying satellites.

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Those are the ...

An asteroid that scientists initially feared might pose a risk to Earth may could instead strike the moon in 2032, according to the European Space Agency, but some scientists are suggesting it could ...