From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen ...

Four federal investigators are flying to the Bay Area to investigate how a gas leak led to a massive explosion, damaging multiple homes in Hayward. The National Transportation Safety Board is ...

A fire and explosion rocked a neighborhood near Hayward on Thursday. Witnesses said it felt like a powerful earthquake. They described debris scattered and windows being blown out. Six people were ...

A truck fire set ablaze a massive mound of propane tanks Friday afternoon in Lancaster. No injuries were reported as firefighters continued to battle the flames into the evening. The L.A. County Fire ...

Albuquerque Fire Rescue says no evidence of a drug lab or gas leak was found after a home explosion Sunday shook an entire neighborhood and left a man seriously injured. In a Facebook post Tuesday, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Fire Rescue is investigating after an overnight explosion at a house in northeast Albuquerque. Crews were called to a residence on Walker Drive near Lomas and ...

A nuclear winter is a theoretical concept, but if the climate scenario expected to follow a large-scale nuclear war, in which smoke and soot from firestorms block sunlight, came to fruition, global ...

Two women were injured in a Manhattan parking garage explosion late night Thursday, police said. According to the NYPD, an emergency diesel generator exploded shortly after 9 p.m. at 153 E 53rd St.

SALT LAKE CITY — Emergency crews responded to an underground explosion Saturday morning in downtown Salt Lake City. The explosion was first reported near 300 S. Main at about 3:30 a.m., Salt Lake Fire ...