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Today, 60 years ago, the atomic bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima by the Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 bomber, at 8:15 in the morning of August 6, 1945.

The mayor of Nagasaki, Itcho Ito, marked the 61st anniversary of its atomic bombing. Elderly survivors, children and dignitaries bowed their heads at the city's Peace Park near "ground zero" for a moment of silence at 11:02 a.m. -- the moment when a U.S. bomber dropped the world's second atomic...

A massive crater in Northern Quebec has been luring the curious for over 50 years. Diamond prospectors, Second World War pilots and National Geographic all made pilgrimages to the distant natural wonder. Now, an international team led by Laval University in Quebec City has journeyed to the Pingua...

An asteroid discovered by a Chinese observatory has been named after Peng Huanwu, who made important contributions to the development of China's first atomic and hydrogen bombs. The asteroid bears the international code No. 48798. The naming has been approved by the International Astronom...

Two things have happened this week to make it a special one for the veterans of British nuclear bomb testing in the Pacific. Firstly, it is the fifty year anniversary of the event. Secondly, a study has been released showing that many of them suspected all along they have serious genetic damage [you...

Trinitite, also known as Atomite or Alamogordo Glass, is the name given to the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The glass is primarily composed of silica and feldspar that was melted by the atomic...

According to the US National Nuclear Security Administration, British and US government scientists performed an underground nuclear experiment at the Nevada Test Site on Tuesday. The experiment involved detonating high explosives around subcritical radioactive processed nuclear plu...

About 45 people have been arrested at a demonstration marking the end of a year of protests against nuclear submarines at the Faslane naval base on the Clyde. Organisers Faslane 365 said the Big Blockade was the final event in their non-violent protest at the base, which houses the UK's Trident missi...

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Atomic bomb Hiroshima (Preview)	General news	9	2609	Aug 5 15:42 2015 by Blobrana
Today, 60 years ago, the atomic bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped on Hiroshima by the Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 bomber, at 8:15 in the morning of August 6, 1945.
Atomic bomb Nagasaki (Preview)	General news	3	3794	Aug 9 05:47 2015 by Blobrana
The mayor of Nagasaki, Itcho Ito, marked the 61st anniversary of its atomic bombing. Elderly survivors, children and dignitaries bowed their heads at the city's Peace Park near "ground zero" for a moment of silence at 11:02 a.m. -- the moment when a U.S. bomber dropped the world's second atomic...
Atomic bomb Pingualuit Crater (Preview)	Meteorite News	6	8418	Apr 15 01:39 2012 by Blobrana
A massive crater in Northern Quebec has been luring the curious for over 50 years. Diamond prospectors, Second World War pilots and National Geographic all made pilgrimages to the distant natural wonder. Now, an international team led by Laval University in Quebec City has journeyed to the Pingua...
Atomic bomb Peng Huanwu (Preview)	General news	0	1259	Sep 25 10:38 2006 by Blobrana
An asteroid discovered by a Chinese observatory has been named after Peng Huanwu, who made important contributions to the development of China's first atomic and hydrogen bombs. The asteroid bears the international code No. 48798. The naming has been approved by the International Astronom...
Atomic bomb Nuclear bombs (Preview)	Physics News	8	7022	Feb 18 18:19 2011 by Blobrana
Two things have happened this week to make it a special one for the veterans of British nuclear bomb testing in the Pacific. Firstly, it is the fifty year anniversary of the event. Secondly, a study has been released showing that many of them suspected all along they have serious genetic damage [you...
Atomic bomb Trinitite (Preview)	General news	1	4775	Jul 15 23:25 2011 by Blobrana
Trinitite, also known as Atomite or Alamogordo Glass, is the name given to the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The glass is primarily composed of silica and feldspar that was melted by the atomic...
Atomic bomb Subcritical Test (Preview)	Trash	1	3400	Oct 17 23:47 2006 by Blobrana
According to the US National Nuclear Security Administration, British and US government scientists performed an underground nuclear experiment at the Nevada Test Site on Tuesday. The experiment involved detonating high explosives around subcritical radioactive processed nuclear plu...
Atomic bomb Faslane (Preview)	Trash	1	4683	Aug 4 11:56 2010 by Blobrana
About 45 people have been arrested at a demonstration marking the end of a year of protests against nuclear submarines at the Faslane naval base on the Clyde. Organisers Faslane 365 said the Big Blockade was the final event in their non-violent protest at the base, which houses the UK's Trident missi...