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supernova

[soo-per-noh-vuh] / ˌsu pərˈnoʊ və /
NOUN
black hole
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The space program’s dwindling wonder and joy winked out of existence, like a distant supernova.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

One leading explanation for the creation of p-nuclei is the gamma process, which takes place in certain types of supernova explosions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Our colleagues in Stockholm first noticed the supernova but it was us who spotted that the light had been bent into multiple images.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Because a supernova can shine for several months, astronomers can observe multiple images of the same explosion at once.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

A collapsing star twice as massive as the Sun will become a supernova and then a neutron star.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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