Example Sentences

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The findings show that novae can be far more complicated than a single sudden outburst.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

The model predicts that ONe novae will produce a chlorine enhancement similar to the phosphorus enhancement.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2024

What if these novae were actually the remnants of technological civilizations like ours, which had in fact discovered the dreaded "detonator" referenced by Rutherford?

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2023

"I was looking for a much more common type of outburst called novae."

From Scientific American • May 3, 2023

The super-bright novae are called, logically enough, supernovae.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin