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.

In directing “Oppenheimer,” which has garnered 13 Academy Award nominations, Nolan relegates Enrico Fermi — the true architect of the nuclear age — to a bit part.

Fermi creates controlled nuclear reaction 1942. Photo by Bortzells Esselte, courtesy AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives. Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) left Italy in 1938 to receive the Nobel Prize for ...

Enrico Fermi, who did the latter, was born in Italy in 1901 to an elementary teacher and a railroad official, and would go on to become known as the "architect of the atomic bomb". Recognized by ...

In 2018, Fermi 2 was shut down due to a valve issue. And in 1966, a partial meltdown occurred at the neighboring Fermi 1, which was the worst nuclear accident at a U.S. commercial power plant in ...

Fermi 2 supplies 20% of the power generated by the utility, and accounts for 30% Michigan’s total nuclear generation capacity, according to DTE. The plant is about 32 miles southwest of Detroit ...