nova
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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
The observations instead point to multiple ways a nova can unfold, including several outflows and delayed release of the star's outer envelope, reshaping how scientists understand these explosive episodes.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 31, 2025
My last album was the thing that put me on the map, and the song that went viral was the most pure bossa nova song that I’d released.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 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
In 1573 he had published a study of the nova which had appeared the previous year.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Seeing exactly how the ejecta blast outward and interact is key to explaining how shock waves form in novae.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 31, 2025
"They are so dense that when they accrete material on their surface they can undergo runaway nuclear reactions, which we detect as novae."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2025
What if these novae were actually the remnants of technological civilizations like ours, which had in fact discovered the dreaded "detonator" referenced by Rutherford?
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2023
"I was looking for a much more common type of outburst called novae."
From Scientific American ● May 3, 2023
Proper naked-eye observations of novae and comets could produce results incompatible with celestial-sphere astronomy, but these results were irrelevant to planetary predictions.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Infrared data can yield signals of colder material, in contrast to bright visible light signals that often come from novas and other powerful events.
From Scientific American ● May 3, 2023
Strongly influenced by the subtle bossa novas sung by João Gilberto, Ms. Costa began performing in her teens.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
There was a kind of cosmic rightness: two novas exploding together.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 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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