Nova explosions, which were thought until now to be relatively simple, are actually turning out to be very different. An ...

Astronomers have long struggled to capture the true nature of stellar nova explosions. However, thanks to cutting-edge techniques, a team of scientists has finally been able to observe these cosmic ...

Underwater electrical explosions entail the rapid vaporisation of metal conductors immersed in water through high-voltage, pulsed electrical discharges, leading to a near-instantaneous release of ...

"In science fiction, there are scenes where a beam is fired at something to destroy it, causing an explosion with debris flying back at the shooter. Similar things occur in real astronomical phenomena ...