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^[1]
• Tidal disruption event, the pulling apart of a star by tidal forces