Tsar Bomba was a three-stage device ... He is the author of Winning Space: How America Remains a Superpower, Biohacked: China’s Race to Control Life, and The Shadow War: Iran’s Quest for ...

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Tsar Bomba’s resulting destruction was significant. Today, there remains a lasting scar on the area where it was detonated. Radiation spread across a vast distance as well. Soviet weapons ...

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Researchers have designed a flexible material that could pave the way for the development of adaptable space structures. In living things, structures are built from simple, repeatable patterns.

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As the year comes to an end, it is evident that as impressive as it was, this was a year in space exploration which is set to be outdone. However, the upcoming year has many ground-breaking ...

From solar storms to "shooting stars" over Stonehenge, here are our top 10 favorite space photos of 2024 — and what they told us about our beautiful cosmos. You didn't need a telescope to ...

Don Pettit has a long history of inventing new tools for use in space. Astronauts are many things. They're often scientists, engineers, or pilots. And in the case of NASA astronaut Don Pettit ...

India launched its first space docking mission on Monday, on an Indian-made rocket, in an attempt to become the fourth country to achieve the advanced technological feat. The mission, called Space ...

At least some of these unsold vehicles were visible from space, as seen in reports and images from the time. Subsequent financial reports indicated the overstock was likely reduced by some amount ...