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exploding star

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noun

  1. an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Scientists have uncovered new evidence that Earth is traveling through a cloud of ancient stellar debris left behind by a long ago exploding star.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The explosion is more than 10 times brighter than any recorded exploding star - known as a supernova.

From BBC • May 12, 2023

Aluminum-26 is created inside massive stars and blown out in their winds, while iron-60 is forged in the thermonuclear hell of an exploding star.

From Scientific American • Apr. 24, 2023

One intriguing theory is that millions of years ago, an exploding star light-years away pummeled Earth with cosmic radiation in the form of X-rays, gamma rays and ultraviolet rays.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2022

I imagined that parts of my insides and parts of her insides may have come from the same exploding star, billions of years ago.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith

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