supernova
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"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
Because supernovae in distant galaxies usually do not produce detectable gravitational waves, some astronomers concluded that the event was likely an ordinary supernova unrelated to the earlier signal.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
"If these 'forbidden' stars pair up and merge by emitting gravitational waves, it is possible that such an event would be accompanied by a supernova rather than be seen as a bare kilonova."
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026
The space program’s dwindling wonder and joy winked out of existence, like a distant supernova.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
She leaned in and kissed him on the cheek before she could talk herself out of it, and his grin went supernova.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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