In 1945, as the first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert, Enrico Fermi stood miles away, holding a few scraps of paper. As the shockwave rolled toward him, he dropped the papers and ...

Discover the Fermi Paradox — why, in a vast universe full of stars and planets, haven't we found extraterrestrial life? Explore the theories behind this great mystery.

A new Fermi Paradox analysis suggests aliens haven't contacted Earth because we're not that interesting yet.

It was a simple question asked over lunch in 1950. Enrico Fermi, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who helped usher in the atomic age, was dining with colleagues at Los Alamos, New Mexico, when ...

Fermi's idea had worked, and the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction -- the first controlled flow of energy from a source other than the Sun -- was achieved.

DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear power plant has been powered back on after being shut down for more than three weeks due to a leak. “Fermi 2 synchronized to the electrical grid Friday afternoon ...

The Fermi 2 nuclear power plant remains off line after DTE Energy stopped its operation on Thursday. The plant in Monroe County was shut down for repairs to its condenser, DTE Energy officials ...

LANSING, MI – A DTE Energy executive made it clear the company would accept a helping hand from the Michigan Legislature to get a Fermi 3 nuclear power plant built. Michigan state ...