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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

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Astronomers have, for the first time, detected radio waves coming from an unusually rare kind of exploding star.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

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

From BBC • May 12, 2023

Now a new measurement of the Hubble constant, made by observing a mirror image of a distant exploding star, or supernova, is complicating matters further.

From Scientific American • May 11, 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