At 5:29am on July 16, 1945, humanity entered a dangerous new era as the world's very first nuclear explosion blossomed over ...

Samples of "trinitite" created during the world’s first nuclear bomb test in 1945 contain unique crystals never seen before.

A revisit to the historic Trinity nuclear test reveals how the world's first atomic explosion in 1945 created a rare ...

An unusual crystal created by America’s first nuclear bomb test could help scientists understand a structure needed for quantum computers, solar power, and batteries.

Scientists have revealed something within a trinitite crystal formed during a 1945 nuclear blast that has never been seen ...

Nearly 80 years after the event, trinitite still has the power to amaze.

The discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in ...

Before trinitite, the only known naturally formed quasicrystal came from meteorite fragments, likely produced during a violent asteroid collision in the early solar system. This tells us that ...

The Trinity test may have went down in 1945, but scientists are still finding new discoveries at the blast site. The post ...

The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to pinpoint the exact moment the world changes. But when the New Mexico dawn ...

The Trinity test near Alamogordo, New Mexico, generated the glassy substance known as trinitite when sand and surrounding ...