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supernova

[soo-per-noh-vuh] / ˌsu pərˈnoʊ və /
NOUN
black hole
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The space program’s dwindling wonder and joy winked out of existence, like a distant supernova.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

If it is large enough, it could end its life in a supernova explosion.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Because a supernova can shine for several months, astronomers can observe multiple images of the same explosion at once.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

For the first time, astronomers had observed a supernova producing a quasi periodic signal that increased in frequency, forming a "chirp."

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Telescopes could now take thousands of pictures and let a computer detect the telltale bright spots that marked a supernova explosion.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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