Unidentified Star-Like Transients Linked to Nuclear Tests: A Peer-Reviewed Space Observation Study Since the 1940s
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Beatriz Villarroel and Stephen Bruehl report in a peer‑reviewed study that nuclear tests since the 1940s were followed by thousands of bright, star‑like transients and several objects in orbit seen from space, suggesting a possible link to testing but with substantial uncertainties and a need for further verification.