Phys.org

The universe's biggest explosions made elements we are composed of, but there's another mystery source out there

After its "birth" in the Big Bang, the universe consisted mainly of hydrogen and a few helium atoms. These are the lightest elements in the periodic table. More-or-less all elements heavier than ...
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Before the atomic bomb, the biggest man-made explosion in history leveled a city in 1917 — because two ships bumped into each other

On the morning of December 6, 1917, the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, was going about its business as a busy wartime port. The First World War was raging in Europe, and Halifax’s harbor was one of the ...
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Biggest explosion seen in universe came from a black hole

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA claims astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the universe. The explosion was so large it carved out a crater in the hot gas that could hold 15 Milky ...
Ars Technica

Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do

Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but it was a learning experience for safety officials looking to open up the ...