Some of these early stars were huge, a hundred times as massive as the sun, and lived short, spectacular lives, dying in gigantic explosions known as supernovae. (scientificamerican.com)
The first gigantic explosion against the empire was struck» where else?» (firstthings.com)
And triggering dozens of mini and gigantic explosions when you get a chain going is... satisfying.» (happionlabs.com)