explosions

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Because these explosions reach nearly the same intrinsic brightness, astronomers use them as "standard candles": by comparing their actual brightness with how bright they appear from Earth, researchers can calculate their distance.

From Science Daily • Jun. 29, 2026

Digital computers were first created to model hydrogen-bomb explosions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

"I heard explosions and saw lots of smoke. It's the kind of thing you normally see in the movies. I saw it from my apartment window."

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

The fire reached an ammonia line, triggering several small explosions and a dramatic image of flames shooting through the building roof as crews evacuated the area to avoid the fumes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Orion was designed to utilize explosions of hydrogen bombs, nuclear weapons, against an inertial plate, each explosion providing a kind of “putt-putt,” a vast nuclear motorboat in space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan