But an explosion in space cost him the chance to reach the moon -- and nearly cost the crew their lives.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

But he said it was too early to say what caused the April twentieth explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.

VOA: special.2010.06.19

Then, on the night of February fifteenth, a powerful explosion shook the battleship Maine in Havana harbor.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

Twenty-nine of them died in an explosion at an underground mine in West Virginia on April fifth,twenty-ten.

VOA: special.2011.07.01

It was expanding. And that,Hubble said, meant it probably began with an explosion of unimaginable force.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

There was some evidence the explosion was caused by an accident in the ship's fuel tanks.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

But the astronauts soon learned that the explosion had caused the other oxygen tank to leak.

VOA: special.2009.07.22

It is the creative center of the secret Manhattan Project, which made the explosion possible.

VOA: special.2009.06.14

Earlier Thursday, officials reported two more people in Dagestan were killed in a car explosion.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

He says the team he works on got interested in studying energy drinks because of the explosion in their popularity in the last few years.

VOA: special.2009.07.22

The explosion was a signal for all Confederate guns surrounding the fort to open fire.

VOA: special.2009.08.13

It says an explosion or explosions by comets could explain the disappearance of many animals and human beings who lived in North America at that time.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

Five hours after the explosion, flight controllers advised firing the rocket for thirty-five seconds.

VOA: special.2009.07.22

The researchers say their findings support the idea that a huge explosion or explosions caused fire and pressure powerful enough to kill off life on the Earth.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

That explosion would signal the other guns surrounding the fort to open fire.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

One night in early eighteen ninety-eight, a powerful explosion sank the Maine.

VOA: special.2010.07.15

But the explosion was so great that it tore apart the submarine.

VOA: special.2009.09.10

No one knew what caused the explosion on the battleship Maine.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

Three days after launch, an explosion damaged the spacecraft.

VOA: special.2009.07.29

The deadly explosion wrecked the prime minister's office building.

VOA: special.2011.07.30

The explosion often is called "the big bang."

VOA: special.2009.04.29

Easy credit helped fuel an explosion of development.

VOA: special.2009.09.04