Record-breaking cosmic explosion challenges astronomers' understanding of gamma-ray bursts

Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have helped uncover new clues about the longest-lasting cosmic ...
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The design and explosion of the RDS-220 Tsar, the most powerful atomic bomb in history

The aircraft flew toward Novaya Zemlya, a Russian archipelago located within the Arctic Circle. The Tu-95V carried an RDS-220 atomic bomb, also known as the Tsar Bomba, mounted on its underside. The ...
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The Largest Explosion Ever Created: What Happened When the Tsar Bomba Detonated

What followed after the bomber released its deadly cargo changed nuclear history forever. From a fireball that nearly touched ...
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These cosmic monsters are creating the biggest explosions since the big bang

The vast emptiness of space is growing emptier one star at a time. That's because 80 billion lightyears from Earth, three cosmic beasts are devouring stars ten times the size of the sun. The ...