List of stellar explosion types
Stellar explosion can refer to:
- Nova
- Kilonova
- Micronova
- Supernova
- Hypernova
- Supernova impostor, stellar explosions that appear similar to supernova, but do not destroy their progenitor stars
- Luminous red nova, an explosion thought to be caused by stellar collision
- Solar flares are a minor type of stellar explosion[1]
- Tidal disruption event, the pulling apart of a star by tidal forces