When radioactive materials emit radiation, not only does it not glow green, it does not glow at all. Ionising radiation, ...

To mimic the Core’s deadly blue glow, the build uses cheap LED modules ... smart enough not to tinker with 6.2 kilograms of plutonium and a screwdriver. That’s not to say there aren’t ...

Powering spacecraft with solar energy may not seem like a challenge, given how intense the sun's light can feel on Earth. Spacecraft near the Earth use large solar panels to harness the sun for the ...

Curium is made by bombarding plutonium with helium ions and makes this list because its compounds glow in the dark. Don’t use them as a nightlight though: they glow like this because curium is ...

Plutonium discovered at the bottom of the ocean was found to be refuse from a kilonova that exploded close to Earth 10 million years ago. Kilonovas occur when binary neutron stars spiral closer ...