The hands of the clock were moved closer to the "midnight" hour – which means ultimate destruction – this week. The clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it's ever been.

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved.

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The group started the Doomsday Clock two years later. The Clock's original setting in 1947 was seven minutes to midnight. It has since been set backward eight times and forward 18 times.

The Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, set at 89 seconds to midnight, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ...

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The Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, set at 89 seconds to midnight, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ...

The Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, set at 89 seconds to midnight, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ...