https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/explosions/RSS feed for ExplosionsenThu, 03 Jul 2025 21:57:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-appearance-of-two-novas-at-once-illuminates-the-southern-sky-heres-how-to-get-a-chance-to-see-it-180986928/The "new stars" are best seen from the Southern Hemisphere, but people have spotted them from the United States by looking near the southern horizonThu, 03 Jul 2025 21:57:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-appearance-of-two-novas-at-once-illuminates-the-southern-sky-heres-how-to-get-a-chance-to-see-it-180986928/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-are-watching-for-a-once-in-a-lifetime-nova-explosion-when-will-we-see-it-180985120/A recurrent nova, known as the Blaze Star or T Coronae Borealis, is predicted to soon appear in the night sky. But the exact timing of the rare eruption remains unknownMon, 07 Oct 2024 17:35:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-are-watching-for-a-once-in-a-lifetime-nova-explosion-when-will-we-see-it-180985120/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-a-yellowstone-hot-spring-explode-into-a-boiling-column-of-mud-water-and-rock-180984771/Hydrothermal explosions typically occur every year in the popular national park, but rarely in areas so heavily trafficked by visitorsThu, 25 Jul 2024 20:44:48 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-a-yellowstone-hot-spring-explode-into-a-boiling-column-of-mud-water-and-rock-180984771/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-germanys-wild-boars-are-radioactive-180982856/Fallout from nuclear tests conducted in the mid-20th century may contribute to the high levels of radiation seen in the animals today, a new study findsWed, 13 Sep 2023 16:18:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-germanys-wild-boars-are-radioactive-180982856/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-identify-the-largest-ever-cosmic-explosion-180982183/The burst is ten times brighter than any known exploding star and has lasted for more than three yearsTue, 16 May 2023 18:12:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-identify-the-largest-ever-cosmic-explosion-180982183/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-faces-bomb-sniffing-dog-shortage-180981223/The pandemic has exacerbated an already short supply of specially-bred canines that detect explosivesMon, 05 Dec 2022 15:44:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-faces-bomb-sniffing-dog-shortage-180981223/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/divers-accidentally-find-a-piece-of-the-challenger-space-shuttle-180981121/A documentary film crew stumbled across a section of the destroyed spacecraft that measures at least 15 by 15 feetMon, 14 Nov 2022 20:37:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/divers-accidentally-find-a-piece-of-the-challenger-space-shuttle-180981121/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/boom-heard-in-pittsburgh-on-new-years-day-was-likely-an-exploding-meteor-180979310/The energy released during the blast is as powerful as 30 tons of TNTTue, 04 Jan 2022 16:41:29 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/boom-heard-in-pittsburgh-on-new-years-day-was-likely-an-exploding-meteor-180979310/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/azerbaijan-mud-volcano-erupts-fiery-fashion-180978120/The flames towered an impressive 1,600 feet into the airWed, 07 Jul 2021 13:18:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/azerbaijan-mud-volcano-erupts-fiery-fashion-180978120/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-reveals-spectacular-new-hubble-telescope-image-veil-nebula-180977455/Advanced processing techniques brought out finer details of the nebula’s filaments and delicate threads of translucent ionized gasMon, 12 Apr 2021 13:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-reveals-spectacular-new-hubble-telescope-image-veil-nebula-180977455/