explosion

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New economic indicators released this week show how the Golden State is grappling with the effects of the Iran war, as well as an AI explosion, which is driving huge investments as well as layoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It took more than a year for SpaceX to resume flights from a launchpad at Cape Canaveral after a preflight explosion destroyed a Falcon 9 rocket in 2016.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

For Bezos, merely getting off this planet remains one of his biggest challenges—evident by the Blue Origin rocket’s spectacular explosion on the launchpad Thursday evening.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

A properly designed coal mine is "fully capable of preventing an explosion through systematic safeguards," explains Hong Chen, a professor at Jiangnan University's Institute for National Security and Green Development.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Inside, I feel the earthquake start to rumble, the pressure building, the explosion coming.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz