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supernova

[soo-per-noh-vuh] / ˌsu pərˈnoʊ və /
NOUN
black hole
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The star director’s latest outerspace-encounter story, starring Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Josh O’Connor, offers barely a flash of the filmmaker’s usual supernova brilliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The star director’s latest outerspace-encounter story, starring Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Josh O’Connor, offers barely a flash of the filmmaker’s usual supernova brilliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

As these interactions continue, much of the gamma-ray energy becomes trapped inside the supernova debris and is converted into lower-energy visible light, helping make the explosion exceptionally bright.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

After studying years of data, an international research team found strong evidence that a rare superluminous supernova was energized by an extremely magnetic neutron star formed during the star's collapse.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

There had been an even brighter supernova in 1006, but there was no mention of it in the books known to him.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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