Some of the universe's most extreme explosions leave behind almost no trace. The original explosion is unseen, but our observations can capture the long-lived echo it leaves behind as the shock front ...

Cooking Oils and Grease: The Silent Inferno Starter Cooking oil, fat, or grease is the initial fuel source in 51% of kitchen ...

Astronomers mapping interstellar dust in three dimensions have identified a giant spherical void in the Milky Way, roughly ...

A dazzling new Hubble image peels back the layers of the mysterious Egg Nebula, a rare and fleeting phase in a Sun-like star’s death just 1,000 light-years away. Hidden inside a dense cocoon of dust, ...

The stunning image captures a star's dying moments wrapped in dust, light, and a cosmic conundrum still waiting to be solved.

NASA said Tuesday the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in what’s called the Egg Nebula.

BART recently resumed removing the metallic dust that experts consider to be the most likely cause of a recent string of explosions in the underground system, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has ...

In 2004, astronomers spotted a planet-like object orbiting Fomalhaut, one of the brightest stars in the night sky. With further observations, however, it started to look more like a dust cloud—a ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County Fire Rescue responded to a large silo fire in an industrial area of Lakeland Thursday afternoon. Officials said it was at a business near the intersection of Lasso ...

When individuals picture “flour” the most common example would be white, refined wheat flour used in a multitude of baking and cooking applications. While that is true, grain flours encompass a wide ...

Preventable disasters stem from neglect, not mystery. The Imperial Sugar explosion showed how poor housekeeping, inadequate dust collection, and unreviewed equipment changes can turn a manageable ...

Firefighters from 11 departments fought a silo fire and subsequent dust explosion for almost 12 hours October 13. Two firefighter were treated for minor injuries in the incident at a wood waste silo ...