On October 30, 1961, the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar Bomba over Novaya Zemlya. At 50 megatons, it was the most powerful human-made explosion in history—so massive it shattered windows over 500 ...

The explosion was captured in real time, but the aftermath told an even more unsettling story. Entire buildings were torn apart, shockwaves reshaped neighborhoods, and the scale of destruction became ...

Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but it was a learning experience for safety officials looking to open up the ...