Amidst the dark waters of Guadalcanal in World War 2, the USS Helena’s silhouette was illuminated by the occasional flare of ...

In Physics of Fluids, researchers simulate an atomic bomb explosion from a typical intercontinental ballistic missile and the resulting blast wave to see how it would affect people sheltering indoors.

The team simulated a nuclear explosion from a 750-kiloton atomic bomb. For reference, the bombs the US dropped at Hiroshima was 15 kilotons and at Nagasaki was 25 kilotons.

From the Trinity test to “Oppenheimer” and “Asteroid City,” the symbol of nuclear destruction has held multiple but equally disturbing meanings. By Nicolas Rapold Witnesses to the Trinity ...

When the nuclear bomb known as “Little Boy” detonated 1,500 feet above Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m., Aug. 9, 1945, it exploded with the force of 15,000 tons of TNT. The bomb killed an estimated ...

The TV series ‘Oppenheimer’ has reignited interest in the history of the 20th century, particularly in the atomic bomb and nuclear explosions. With the help of technology, we can now explore ...

The underwater Baker nuclear explosion on July 25, 1946, created a huge mushroom-shaped cloud that spread radiation far and wide. Image taken from a tower on Bikini Island.

Representing the first atomic-bomb test with today’s CGI technology? No problem. But the director of “Oppenheimer” was Christopher Nolan, known for wanting as much captured “in camera ...

Here's how Christopher Nolan and his team pulled off the atomic bomb test in Oppenheimer without CGI. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu. ... Let’s Talk About That Atomic Explosion In ...

Christopher Nolan is not in possession of a nuclear bomb. However, the filmmaker caught peoples’ attention this past week when he revealed that his upcoming film Oppenheimer, a biopic of the man ...

I would like to know what a nuclear bomb actually does – Rafael, age 11, Melbourne. Hi Rafael! A nuclear bomb, like any bomb, makes an explosion by releasing an enormous amount of energy at once.