On Jan. 28, 1986, the world watched in horror as the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven ...

A pair of incredible images taken at the very moment two different stars exploded are also an accurate representation of how our feeble minds are being melted at the awesome but terrifying cosmic ...

A research team has successfully imaged a nova in high resolution—and the images suggest that the nova was not a single, impulsive explosion. A nova is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs in a ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Smitty's Supply Inc. on Tuesday to clean up and correct dozens of leaks and other failures in handling hazardous waste at its Tangipahoa Parish ...

Fire likely ignited by sparklers attached to champagne bottles, prosecutor says At least 40 killed, 119 injured, some still fighting for their lives Video verified by Reuters shows young man trying to ...

A SpaceX test flight endangered several packed passenger jets when it unexpectedly exploded over the Caribbean earlier this year, according to newly-released documents from the Federal Aviation ...

SpaceX said it experienced an anomaly with one if its Starlink satellites that was likely caused by a small explosion. "The anomaly led to venting of the propulsion tank, a rapid decay in semi-major ...

An anomaly caused a sudden drop in altitude and a debris field. An anomaly caused a sudden drop in altitude and a debris field. is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric ...

When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavier elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of ...

When a delicate object crashes onto the floor, most people expect it to shatter into several pieces. What they might not know, however, is that the sizes of those fragments—whether from a broken plate ...