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

The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to ...

An unusual crystal created by America’s first nuclear bomb test could help scientists understand a structure needed for ...

Before trinitite, the only known naturally formed quasicrystal came from meteorite fragments, likely produced during a ...

Historic crystal find: Scientists discovered a unique calcium–copper–silicon clathrate in red trinitite from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, marking the first such crystal from a nuclear blast. Extreme ...

(Corrections & Clarifications: This story previously misstated how far nuclear fallout from the government's atomic tests reached. Fallout from the initial Trinity Test reached 46 of the 48 contiguous ...

The U.S. scientists who tested the first atomic bomb, July 16, 1945, took the ultimate gamble of setting the atmosphere on fire and destroying all life on Earth. Even after the renowned physicist Hans ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Decades ago, scientists in New Mexico worked tirelessly to discover and test the world’s most destructive weapon – the nuclear bomb. Its effects on the state have been ...

Forgotten photos of the Trinity detonation show the immensity of the project ...