Breakthrough confirms nuclear blast can deflect large asteroids headed towards Earth - Most dangerous asteroids will require vast quantities of energy akin to nuclear explosion to deflect them, scient ...

The 1967 Outer Space Treaty banned nuclear weapons in space but contained no verification provisions. Technological advances ...

Russia, creator of the world's most powerful nuclear weapon, the Tsar Bomb, is likely set to launch a nuclear-powered spacecraft aimed at sabotaging Western satellites across low Earth orbit. (Photo ...

In February 2024, it was revealed that Russia is developing a space-based antisatellite capability, suspected of being a space-based nuclear weapon. The weapon, if deployed, would violate the Outer ...

SpaceX's Starship is about to face its 10th test flight following explosions on previous launches. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has promised that the world's most powerful rocket and spacecraft will one day ...