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Sep 10, 2016 04:50 AM EDT

SpaceX Boss Elon Musk Describes The Rocket Explosion As The 'Most Complex, Difficult Failure'

The billionaire SpaceX founder expressed his disillusionments on the explosions of his Falcon 9 rocket last week.

Sep 02, 2016 04:30 AM EDT

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket, Satellite Destroyed In An Explosion At Cape Canaveral Launch Pad

An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was completely destroyed along with its payload in an explosion Thursday morning in Florida during a routine test.

Sep 02, 2016 04:30 AM EDT

SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket, Satellite Destroyed In An Explosion At Cape Canaveral Launch Pad

An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was completely destroyed along with its payload in an explosion Thursday morning in Florida during a routine test.

Aug 30, 2016 06:06 AM EDT

Milky Way Had A Big Blast, Furious Explosion 6 Million Years Ago

A supermassive black hole made a blazing hot part six million years ago that led to creating a huge bubble in the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Jan 14, 2016 04:10 PM EST

Superluminous Supernova is 570 Billion Times Brighter Than Our Sun

A newly discovered supernova may outshine all others. Scientists have witnessed a cosmic explosion that was about 200 times more powerful than a typical supernova.

Oct 01, 2015 10:31 AM EDT

What Causes Sunspot Formation and Massive Explosions on Our Sun

Imagine a planet-sized bundle of intense, magnetic field lines; that's exactly what a sunspot is. Now, researchers have taken a closer look at how these events drive massive, explosive reactions.

Jul 08, 2015 05:26 PM EDT

Powerful Explosions with Gamma-Ray Bursts are Fueled by Magnets

Some of the biggest explosions in the universe are associated with gamma-ray bursts. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at these bursts to better understand the explosions behind them.

Jun 12, 2014 07:12 AM EDT

Gigantic Explosions Buried in Galaxy Dust Mapped by ALMA

For the first time ever, astronomers have managed to directly map out the molecular gas and dust in the host galaxies of the most massive explosions in the galaxies.

Jun 04, 2014 12:22 PM EDT

Texas Telescope Captures Light from Massive Star Explosion 12 Billion Years Ago

Intense light from a massive star explosion that occurred more than 12 billion years ago has been captured by a Texas telescope. The light could reveal new information about our early universe.

Feb 21, 2014 02:13 PM EST

Venus Impacted by Enormous Explosions On Outskirts of Earth's Magnetic Bubble

The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center has spotted giant explosions, called hot flow anomalies, occurring near Venus. Researchers found that these explosions are occurring multiple times a day and can be bigger than the planet itself.

Dec 19, 2013 07:35 AM EST