The 80th Anniversary Trinity Test Observance and Open House scheduled for later this month has been canceled, White Sands ...

The 80th Anniversary Trinity Test open house, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been canceled, officials say. The ...

In the shadow of a federal government shutdown, the site where the first atomic bomb was tested will not be open to the public this year.

White Sands Missile Range played a significant role in the development and testing of air defense systems, particularly ...

This article is part of a series that will delve into the history of the Trinity Site Test, which marked its 80th anniversary ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The 80th anniversary of the Trinity Site test of the world’s first atomic bomb was marked this past week. The test at Trinity Site — now in the northern part of White Sands ...

Color photo of the mushroom cloud from the Trinity Test in 1945, taken by Jack Aeby Eighty years ago Wednesday, on July 16, 1945, the world changed forever when the first atomic bomb was detonated in ...

The Trinity Test was the first nuclear explosion in history. On July 16, 1945, Los Alamos scientists set off the first atomic bomb in New Mexico’s desert. That test is part of a legacy of weapons ...

For most of his life, Paul Pino believed his community had dodged the bullet when it came to nuclear fallout. It wasn’t until he’d retired from teaching high school history that he learned that his ...

A number of social media posts in August 2025 shared a story about the civilian aftermath of America's rush to create the atomic bomb in 1945. According to the posts, a group of 13-year-old girls was ...