nova

Over time, the material it grabs from the other star gets crushed and compressed - until eventually it triggers a nuclear explosion, releasing a huge amount of energy - a process known as going nova.

A nova outburst is expected to take place at some point before September, Robertson said.

The theory suggests a type of stellar explosion known as ONe novae as a major source of phosphorus.

On “Ganger,” his breakout LP, he finds his bearings through all sorts of production styles, from bossa nova to stoner loops to wild vocal treatments, but his laconic delivery hides dense thickets of allusions.

He loved studying the musical influences in the songs, from the “big dollop of bossa nova” that Bacharach often employed to his “incredibly strange and fascinating” harmonies.