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supernova

DEFINITIONS OF: supernova

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n a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process

Examples:
Crab Nebula
a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD
Type of:
star
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
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