List of stellar explosion types

Stellar explosion can refer to:

• Nova
• Kilonova
• Micronova
• Supernova
• Type Ia supernova
• Type Ib and Ic supernovae
• Type II supernova
• Superluminous supernova
• Hypernova
• Pair-instability supernova
• Supernova impostor, stellar explosions that appear similar to supernova, but do not destroy their progenitor stars
• Failed supernova
• Luminous red nova, an explosion thought to be caused by stellar collision
• Solar flares are a minor type of stellar explosion
• Tidal disruption event, the pulling apart of a star by tidal forces

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