supernova
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Then there’s poet and novelist Ocean Vuong, whose appearance on the show in 2025 was like a supernova.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
By studying Antarctic ice that formed tens of thousands of years ago, researchers detected traces of iron-60, a rare radioactive form of iron created during supernova explosions.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
These features are typical of a supernova, specifically a "stripped-envelope core-collapse" supernova, not a kilonova.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
"Everybody was intensely trying to observe and analyze it, but then it started to look more like a supernova, and some astronomers lost interest. Not us."
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
In 1604, Galileo’s stature increased still further when the supernova studied by Kepler appeared in the sky in October.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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