List of stellar explosion types
# 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
   * Pair-instability supernova
* Hypernova
* 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
