A blast of X-rays from a nuclear explosion should be enough to save Earth from an incoming asteroid, according to the results of a first-of-its-kind experiment. The findings, published on September 23 ...

Nuclear devices generate massive amounts of X-rays. A new experiment suggests that might be enough to divert a killer asteroid. Reading time 3 minutes Michael Bay is a prophet. Despite being ...

For decades, the idea of saving Earth from an incoming asteroid with nuclear weapons lived mostly in popcorn cinema, a fantasy of oil drillers and last‑minute heroics. Now a new generation of physics ...

Scientists in Albuquerque, New Mexico, say potentially dangerous asteroids could possibly be deflected by exploding a nuclear warhead more than a mile from its surface and showering it with X-rays to ...

The underground laboratory in Nevada where the U.S. conducts nuclear subcritical experiments is riddled with faults.