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Stellar explosion can refer to: Nova; Kilonova; Micronova; Supernova. Type Ia supernova; Type Ib and Ic supernovae; Type II supernova; Superluminous supernova; Pair-instability supernova; Hypernova; Supernova impostor, stellar explosions that appear similar to supernova, but do not destroy their progenitor stars Failed supernova
Space Shuttle Challenger breaks up during its 1986 launch resulting in the death of all seven crew members.. This article lists verifiable spaceflight-related accidents and incidents resulting in human death or serious injury.
Also, about sixteen old Soviet nuclear space reactors are known to have released an estimated 100,000 NaK liquid metal coolant droplets 800–900 km up, [5] which range in size from 1 – 6 cm. [5] The greatest risk to space missions is from untracked debris between 1 and 10 cm in size. [ 1 ]
SN 1054 remnant (Crab Nebula)A supernova is an event in which a star destroys itself in an explosion which can briefly become as luminous as an entire galaxy.This list of supernovae of historical significance includes events that were observed prior to the development of photography, and individual events that have been the subject of a scientific paper that contributed to supernova theory.
On 30 January 2007, a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL space rocket exploded on takeoff. The explosion consumed the roughly 400,000 kg (400 t) of kerosene and liquid oxygen aboard. This rocket was launched from an uncrewed ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, so there were no casualties; the launch platform was damaged and the NSS-8 satellite was ...
Just seconds after Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the first test flight of its biggest and most powerful rocket yet, the craft started tumbling uncontrollably and exploded, leaving a dramatic cloud ...
The Space Variable Objects Monitor is a small X-ray telescope satellite for studying the explosions of massive stars by analysing the resulting gamma-ray bursts, developed by China National Space Administration (CNSA), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the French Space Agency , [45] launched on 22 June 2024 (07:00:00 UTC).
An explosion on the Libyan tanker Um El Faroud killed nine dockyard workers. [12] 17 April 1995 Poland: Gdansk: 22 12 Explosion that caused the collapse of the two lowest floors of a 10-story building. [13] [14] 3 November 1995 Argentina: Río Tercero, Córdoba: 7 365 Río Tercero explosion: 21 November 1996 Puerto Rico: Río Piedras, Puerto ...