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

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

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

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

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