Nuclear physics

63 cards. Each one is a 40-second story with a five-minute read behind it. Page 2 of 2.

61. What would happen if we detonated the world's entire nuclear arsenal simultaneously?This video explores the hypothetical scenario of gathering all 15,000 nuclear weapons currently in existence into a single location and triggering them at once. It examines the ph…
62. Could detonating a powerful nuclear weapon on the moon actually destroy it?This video investigates the hypothetical consequences of nuking the moon. It explores whether such an explosion could alter the moon's orbit, trigger catastrophic tidal waves on E…
63. How superheavy elements are forged in the heart of nuclear researchGo inside the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, to see the process of element creation. This video features Professor Yuri Oganessian demonstrating the labora…

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