Preparations in Place for 80th Anniversary of Trinity Bomb Testing

Archdiocese of Santa Fe Marks 80th Anniversary of First Nuclear Bomb Detonation

Los Alamos National Laboratory Photo by Jack Aeby The only well-exposed color photograph of the detonation of the Trinity test, taken by Jack Aeby, a civilian worker at Los Alamos National Laboratory, working under the aegis of the Manhattan Project. The bishops of the state will gather for private prayer at the site on July 16, the date on which the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The archdiocese said it ‘is fitting to …

‘Catching it on our tongues’: How 12 girls became the first atomic bomb victims

The Trinity nuclear test was not conducted on barren, uninhabited land.

Preparations in place for 80th anniversary of Trinity Bomb testing

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Decades ago, scientists in New Mexico worked tirelessly to discover and test the world's most destructive weapon – the nuclear bomb. Its effects on the state have been wide-ranging and still linger to this day. This week, advocates against nuclear weapons will come together to commemorate 80 years since the first bomb exploded on New Mexico land. "We're remembering and we're saying, never again," said Anne Pierce-Jones…

Trinity Site photos: See where world's first atomic explosion happened in 1945

Trinity Site is where the world's first atomic bomb explosion was detonated on July 16, 1945, at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

The Manhattan Project, explained

Humanity entered an atomic age 80 years ago this month that ever since has cast a shadow, throwing geopolitical disputes into an anxious light.