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nova

[noh-vuh] / ˈnoʊ və /
NOUN
variable star that suddenly erupts
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
aster orb


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The project, released just before Coachella, blended a diverse range of rhythms such as pop, Brazilian funk, R&B and bossa nova -- a mix that, for Sonza, is the essence of Brazil.

From Barron's Apr. 13, 2026

Overall, the results challenge the long-standing idea that nova eruptions are single, impulsive events.

From Science Daily Dec. 31, 2025

Pair the bagels with hand sliced nova salmon, cream cheese, and a slice of tomato for a true feast.

From Salon Dec. 4, 2025

“Oganesson” is constructed around his delicate strummed riff, which recalls the ease of bossa nova, and it has an airiness and jazziness not found elsewhere on the record.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

The nova of 1572 was not the cause of the Scientific Revolution, any more than the bullet which killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 was the cause of the First World War.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

NASA's Fermi telescope has been central to uncovering that connection, turning novae into real-world laboratories for studying shock physics and particle acceleration.

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

Some even linked this possibility with novae observed in the sky — sudden bursts of light that dazzle the midnight firmament.

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

The Zwicky Transient Facility scans the sky for stars that rapidly change in brightness, which could be events such as novas.

From Scientific American May 3, 2023

There was a kind of cosmic rightness: two novas exploding together.

From New York Times Dec. 19, 2018

There’s so much music in Berlin’s stories, from the “Cielito Lindo” guitar players of her youth to her own music: Buddy Holly, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, the bossa novas of Astrud Gilberto.

From New York Times Oct. 29, 2018

In the 1980s, Shara had predicted that novas, novalike systems and dwarf novas were the same stars in different stages of an eruption cycle.

From Washington Post Aug. 30, 2017

Arguments over the location of novas and comets in the heavens thus continued even after 1610, after which date the traditional Ptolemaic system was abandoned by all competent participants.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton



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