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A 1-megaton nuclear explosion detonated near a 160-meter asteroid produced damage and motion consistent with the object ...

The general public has long had a degree of wariness and uncertainty surrounding nuclear reactors, thanks largely to the fact that many associate nuclear energy with nuclear bombs. That's fair, thanks ...

In two separate papers published in Physical Review Letters, researchers investigated the nuclear reactions that take place ...

Scientists have used powerful computer simulations to examine whether a nuclear explosion could break apart a large asteroid that threatens Earth.