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supernova

[soo-per-noh-vuh] / ˌsu pərˈnoʊ və /
NOUN
black hole
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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

Previous studies found evidence that Earth was exposed to iron-60 from nearby supernova explosions millions of years ago.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The candidate event, named AT2025ulz, appears to be tied to a supernova that happened just hours earlier.

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

But that’s not to say that we didn’t range from somewhat bright to superbright—and in a few cases, like Abigail and Noah, supernova.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman




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